Aquarium burst

A hotel aquarium that held roughly 1,500 tropical fish burst in Berlin, flooding the lobby and street.

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00:00A giant aquarium that held around 1,500 tropical fish burst in Berlin, Germany.

00:05The freestanding cylindrical aquarium, the largest of its kind in the world, was 46 feet

00:10tall and contained more than 250,000 gallons of water.

00:14The aquarium was located on the first floor of the Radisson Bleu, a five-star hotel in

00:18Berlin.

00:19Early Friday morning, the glass walls began to break for reasons that are still unclear

00:23according to a spokesperson for the fire brigade.

00:26The enormous amount of water destroyed the first floor of the hotel and spilled out into

00:30the street.

00:31Police evacuated the building following the burst and closed the road outside the hotel.

00:35Two people were injured by the glass explosion, according to Reuters.

00:38It is believed a large portion of the 1,500 tropical fish died in the aquarium burst,

00:43with police saying there was unbelievable maritime damage.