Berlin aquarium

The catastrophic rupture sent 1 million liters of salt water — and fish — pouring into the street. Berlin Police say two people were hurt, the result of ...

Its owner had touted the AquaDom aquarium at Sea Life Berlin as "the world's largest freestanding cylindrical aquarium," according to [Deutsche Welle](https://www.dw.com/en/berlin-massive-aquarium-home-to-1500-fish-bursts/a-64119337). But in the early hours of Friday morning, it burst — and all of the roughly 1,500 fish it had contained are dead, officials say. They also say there are no signs of a crime.

Berlin: A huge aquarium in Berlin has burst, spilling debris, water and hundreds of tropical fish out of the AquaDom tourist attraction in the heart of the ...

The aquarium, which was last modernised in 2020, is a major tourist magnet in Berlin. It said what happened with the AquaDom was “unique and unprecedented” and that Sea Life’s exhibits were not in danger of similar damage. “This man-made tragedy shows that aquariums are not a safe place for fish and other marine life,” the group wrote. A fire service spokesman said building safety experts were assessing the extent to which the hotel had sustained structural damage. “It’s a great tragedy that for 1500 fish there was no chance of survival,” said Almut Neumann, a city official in charge of environmental issues for Berlin’s Mitte district. They were evacuated to other tanks in the neighbouring Sea Life aquarium that were unaffected.

A huge aquarium in the centre of Berlin has burst, causing a wave of devastation in and around the Sea Life tourist attraction.

The aquarium, which was last modernised in 2020, is a major tourist magnet in Berlin. Police said the cause of the incident was still being investigated. The 10-minute elevator ride through the tank was one of the highlights of the attraction.

A huge aquarium in Berlin that was home to about 1500 exotic fish has burst, spilling one million litres of water and debris onto a major road in the busy ...

Sea Life Berlin said in a statement its team was shocked by the incident and was trying to obtain more information from the owners of the AquaDom about what had caused the incident. About 100 emergency responders rushed to the site, a leisure complex that houses a Radisson hotel and a museum as well as what Sea Life Berlin said was the world's largest freestanding cylindrical aquarium at 14 metres in height. - The AquaDom is one of the largest aquariums in the world and was home to about 1500 exotic fish.

The world's largest freestanding cylindrical aquarium, hosted in a Berlin leisure complex, burst early on Friday. The aquarium was home to around 1,500 ...

The aquarium was last refurbished in 2020, according to the website of the DomAquaree complex. During the upgrading work, all the water was drained from the tank and the fish were moved to aquariums in the basement of the building, where there is a breeding care facility for the fish, it said. - The aquarium was home to around 1,500 exotic fish and spilled 1 million liters of water and debris onto a major road in the busy Mitte district.

A huge aquarium in the center of Berlin has burst, causing a wave of devastation in and around the Sea Life tourist attraction, German police said Friday.

It said what happened with the AquaDom was “unique and unprecedented” and that Sea Life's exhibits were not in danger of similar damage. The aquarium, which was last modernized in 2020, is a major tourist magnet in Berlin. A fire service spokesman said building safety experts were assessing the extent to which the hotel had sustained structural damage. “It's a great tragedy that for 1,500 fish there was no chance of survival,” said Almut Neumann, a city official in charge of environmental issues for Berlin's Mitte district. They were evacuated to other tanks in the neighboring Sea Life aquarium that were unaffected. Among the 80 types of fish it housed were blue tang and clownfish, two colorful species known from the popular animated movie “Finding Nemo.”

About 400 to 500 mostly small fish from a separate set of aquariums housed under the hotel lobby were evacuated to other tanks in a neighboring aquarium that ...

It said that “we are also deeply saddened by the animals and aquatic life lost.” About 400 to 500 mostly small fish from a separate set of aquariums housed under the hotel lobby were evacuated to other tanks in a neighboring aquarium that was unaffected. Berlin's top security official, Iris Spranger, told German news agency dpa on Friday that "first indications point to material fatigue."

Berlin police say a tweet asking for help in tracking down suspects linked to the incident is fake.

Hundreds more fish that were kept in the basement for breeding purposes were also at risk from the power cut that followed the incident but they have also now been moved to safety. While the majority of the 1,500 fish kept in the aquarium were killed in the explosion, some managed to survive and have been taken elsewhere. It was last refurbished in 2020. A spokesman for the owner, Union Investment, has told the media that the building is not in danger of collapsing. Friedrich Engel, a spokesperson for the Federal Agency for Technical Relief, which assists in emergencies, has said that the building has been classified as safe and handed back to the owners. [debunk a tweet](https://twitter.com/polizeiberlin/status/1603838279274663948) from a copycat account that is asking for the public's help in tracking down suspects linked to the incident.

A U.S. company that helped build a huge aquarium in Berlin says it is sending a team to investigate the rupture of the tank, which sent a wave of debris, ...

It said that “we are also deeply saddened by the animals and aquatic life lost.” About 400 to 500 mostly small fish from a separate set of aquariums housed under the hotel lobby were evacuated to other tanks in a neighboring aquarium that was unaffected. Berlin’s top security official, Iris Spranger, told German news agency dpa on Friday that “first indications point to material fatigue.”