A massive aquarium inside a Berlin hotel burst on Friday, causing “absolute destruction” and resulting in the loss of some 1,500 tropical fish, officials said.
The AquaDom, a 50-foot-tall cylindrical glass aquarium with a built-in elevator located inside the Radisson Collection Hotel, Berlin, collapsed shortly before 6 a.m. local time, officials said.
Debris covers a street outside a hotel after the AquaDom aquarium burst inside the hotel in Berlin Hotel.
“The causes are not yet clear, but you have to say, that was a veritable tsunami that has poured over the hotel premises, the adjacent restaurants,” Berlin Mayor Franziska Giffey said in a statement.
Two people — a hotel employee and guest — were injured in the incident and were being treated at a hospital, the Radisson Hotel Group said.
“We offer our full support to the injured guest and our colleague and wish for a speedy recovery,” the company said in a statement. “Members of our leadership team are on site, and, together with the authorities, are looking into the cause of the incident.”
A dead fish lies in the debris in front of the Radisson Blu hotel, where an aquarium located in the hotel’s lobby burst.
“If the whole thing had not happened at 5:45 a.m. but only one hour later, then we would probably have to report terrible human damage here now,” Giffey said. “This is a situation that really means absolute destruction. ”
