An enormous fish tank in a Berlin hotel lobby burst, spilling 250,000 gallons of water and likely killing all its 1,500 tropical fish
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The AquaDom fish tank at the Radisson Collection hotel in central Berlin, Germany, as seen in 2009.Flicker/VXLA
  • There is a giant aquarium in a hotel lobby.

  • The tank's 1,500 tropical fish are likely dead after two people were injured.

  • The aquarium burst, but officials didn't think it was a targeted attack.

According to multiple reports, an enormous fish tank in a Berlin hotel lobby burst early on Friday morning, spilling hundreds of thousands of gallons of water into the streets and killing all the fish.

The 14 meter-high (46 ft) tank exploded at 5.45 am local time on Friday in the DomAquarée complex, injuring two people, police and fire department officials said.

The largest freestanding cylindrical aquarium in the world was located in the DomAquarée complex in Berlin. The Radissonblu hotel is in the complex.

The aquarium's water leaked completely, both in the building and onto the streets, according to officials.

The fish in the tank are likely dead, according to the German public broadcasters.

There was no evidence that the tank burst because of a targeted attack.

In the aftermath of the explosion, the inside of the lobby was covered in debris and glass.

The street in front of the building was closed due to flooding and there was debris in the street. Guests were evacuated from the hotel.

There are dead animals. The furniture is gone. The windows are no longer open. Two hotel guests told the German news agency that there were shards all over the place.

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A woman carries a suitcase past first responders standing amidst the debris in front of the Radisson Blu hotel, where a huge aquarium located in the hotel's lobby burst on December 16, 2022 in Berlin, Germany.John Macdougall /AFP via Getty Images

There were more than 100 different species of fish in the aquarium.

The attraction was made of glass and had an elevator in the middle.

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