The AquaDom, the world’s largest cylindrical aquarium, located inside the Radisson Collection hotel in Berlin, burst this morning for reasons that are still unknown, spilling one million liters of water and 1,500 tropical fish into the building and onto the street. .
“The water from this aquarium has almost completely leaked, both inside the building and towards Karl Liebknecht street,” a spokesman for the fire brigade told regional channel rbb, adding that “due to the high water pressure of the aquarium, when it burst, it carried away a lot of objects, which are now scattered on the street”.
At 5:45 a.m., a very loud noise was heard, a police spokesman said, adding that parts of the facade of the hotel where the aquarium was located were blown into the street. The firefighters have been working since 6.10 in the morning with a hundred troops and the area has been largely cordoned off.
According to the newspaper “Bild”, the breakage of the aquarium is a consequence of material fatigue, despite the fact that AguaDom only reopened in the summer of 2020 after two and a half years of renovation work at a cost of 2.6 million euros. euro. (ef)