AquaDom

2022 - 12 - 16

berlin aquarium

Post cover — Image courtesy of "Euronews"

AquaDom: Berlin aquarium explodes and causes a wave of ... (Euronews)

A huge aquarium in Berlin exploded on Friday morning causing a million litres of water to flood a hotel and burst out onto the street, police said.

Guinness World Records [said](https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/85193-largest-cylindrical-aquarium) it was the "largest cylindrical aquarium". “Despite all the destruction, we were still very lucky,” she said. According to the website, “Around 1,500 fish from over 100 different species live in the tropical tank.” We have immediately closed the hotel until further notice and are relocating guests." “We would have had terrible human damage” had the aquarium burst even an hour later, once more people were awake and in the hotel and the surrounding area, she said. "This morning at approximately 6.30 am CET the aquarium of the Aquadom Berlin which is located in the Radisson Collection Hotel, Berlin collapsed," a spokeswoman for the hotel told Euronews in a statement.

Berlin's giant AquaDom hotel aquarium containing 1500 fish explodes (BBC News)

Two people are injured as the Berlin aquarium, containing a million litres of water, bursts open.

- Clarification: An earlier version said the aquarium was operated by SeaLife. Trams service in the area was also stopped. They and other guests were later escorted out of the hotel by armed police. The aquarium was modernised two years ago, and there is a clear-walled lift built inside for use by visitors. He said they were being rehoused in other aquariums. The tank had contained more than 100 different species.

Giant Berlin AquaDom aquarium containing 1500 fish and a million ... (ITV News)

The aquarium has the biggest cylindrical tank in the world and contained 1500 tropical fish of 80 different species, the centre said. | ITV National News.

The aquarium has the biggest cylindrical tank in the world and contained 1,500 tropical fish of 80 different species, the centre said. Video shows the extent of the damage after a giant aquarium exploded in Berlin A huge aquarium containing a million litres of water has exploded in the centre of Berlin causing widespread damage and injuring two people.

Berlin's 50ft-tall AquaDom aquarium bursts, with confirmed loss of ... (iNews)

A 50ft-tall aquarium in Berlin that was home to roughly 1,500 exotic fish suddenly exploded on Friday morning, releasing a million litres of water that left ...

Buses were sent to the complex to provide shelter for those stranded in temperatures of -7°C. “The water in the aquarium has almost completely leaked out,” he told German news site RBB. Emergency responders arrived swiftly at the scene, a complex that includes a Radisson hotel, shops and restaurants, and what is described as the largest freestanding, cylindrical aquarium in the world.

AquaDom aquarium explodes in Berlin hotel, filling lobby with fish (Daily Mail)

The 82ft-high tank in the foyer of the Radisson Blu hotel in central Berlin burst at around 5.50am, killing all of the 1500 tropical fish housed in the ...

Pictured: A dead tropical fish lays in the debris in front of the hotel following the explosion today The aquarium is a major tourist attraction in Berlin. The 82ft-high fish tank, which is located in the foyer of the Radisson Blu hotel in central Berlin, burst at around 5.50am this morning. The situation is unclear at the moment,' it said. Now, efforts are under way to save an additional 400 to 500 smaller fish housed in aquariums under the lobby area. The tram service was also suspended. Pictured: Emergency responders evacuate additional fish that were located in other aquariums inside the hotel 'Despite all the destruction, we were still very lucky,' she said. Without electricity, their tanks were not receiving the necessary oxygen for them to survive, officials said. Two people were injured from glass shards and received treatment at hospital. The 82ft-high tank in the foyer of the Radisson Blu hotel in central Berlin burst at around 5.50am, killing all of the 1,500 tropical fish housed in the aquarium. The 82ft-high tank, located in the foyer of the Radisson Blu hotel in central

Berlin hotel's giant AquaDom aquarium holding 1500 fish explodes (The Caterer.com)

The world's largest free-standing aquarium at the Radisson hotel in Berlin shattered sending one million litres of water and 1,500 fish flooding into the ...

She said that it was a blessing no one had been seriously injured and added: "If all this hadn't happened at 5:45 am, but just an hour later. The fire service has said the force of the water has "badly damaged the building" and left debris across the surrounding streets. It housed around 100 species of marine life, the majority of which are thought to have died.

Berlin's giant AquaDom aquarium containing 1500 fish explodes (BBC News)