A giant aquarium containing a million litres of water in the lobby of the Radisson Blu in Berlin has burst, flooding the hotel and nearby streets.
A spokesman for Berlin's fire brigade told the BBC the vast majority of the fish had died, and the cold weather had made rescue attempts more difficult. The tank had contained more than 100 different specie.
A police source told local media there is no evidence the break was the result of a targeted attack.
— BBC
The reportedly €12.8 million ($13.85 million USD) feature inside the central Mitte district’s Radisson Blu Hotel is considered to be the largest cylindrical fish tank in the world and was, until the accident, home to 1,500 fish. Only two human injuries were reported.
The current cold snap that’s testing the country’s morbid winter heating concerns is thought to be the culprit. Berlin police were forced to close a busy stretch of Karl-Liebknecht Street as a result of the damage.
There are no indications of a targeted, violent attack on the large aquarium in central Berlin, police say.
The fire brigade added that the giant tank "burst abruptly."
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— DW News (@dwnews) December 16, 2022
6 Comments
$13.8 million? Cant even see the fish? Heating element was the cause? Where were the engineers?
Sad about the fish.
YOU MEAN THE AQUACOLUMN IS REAL?!?
https://archinect.com/forum/thread/18140/worst-crits/100
(Continues)
“So long, and thanks for all the fish” - Douglas Adams.
Oh, crap. Is that Tom Cruise at Table 12?
I guess it was.
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