Explosion of Aquadom aquarium in Berlin, photos before and after the accident

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The structure of the aquarium Sea Life of the hotel DomAquaréein the city center, has succumbed to causes yet to ascertain. This was reported by the Dpa explaining that “a large aquarium tank has exploded and the water is pouring into the street”, resulting in “closure of traffic”

Berlin, the largest cylindrical aquarium in the world exploded

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On site are present a hundred firefighters. The building DomAquarée houses the aquarium Sea Life and the AquaDoma giant tank where there are 1,500 species of tropical fish and which represents one popular tourist attraction

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BERLIN, GERMANY - DECEMBER 16: Emergency workers respond at the scene of a broken giant aquarium, on December 16, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. The aquarium, located in the Radisson Hotel in the Domaquarée complex, spilled approximately 1,500 exotic fish and pushed debris from the hotel's lobby out onto a heavy pedestrian and traffic thoroughfare when it burst in the early morning. The owners claim the aquarium, which houses the hotel's central guest elevator and flooded the hotel with one million liters (264,172 gallons) when it broke, is the world's largest freestanding cylindrical one at 14 meters (46 feet) in height. (Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images)

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The AquaDom is “the world’s largest free-standing cylindrical aquarium,” according to the DomAquarée website. THE fire fighters of the city they wrote on Twitter that the water comes out but the causes they are still unknown

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The spilled liquid from the vertical tank it would come up to the third floor of the hotel. Police say the cause of the explosion is not yet known

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The German newspaper Bild Talk about “material fatigue”. Many posted videos show them the current conditions. As reported by the weekly Der Spiegelthe explosion caused parts of the hotel’s facade to collapse

BERLIN, GERMANY - DECEMBER 16: A Christmas tree ornament lies on the ground amidst other debris outside the scene of a broken giant aquarium, on December 16, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. The aquarium, located in the Radisson Hotel in the Domaquarée complex, spilled approximately 1,500 exotic fish and pushed debris from the hotel's lobby out onto a heavy pedestrian and traffic thoroughfare when it burst in the early morning. The owners claim the aquarium, which houses the hotel's central guest elevator and flooded the hotel with one million liters (264,172 gallons) when it broke, is the world's largest freestanding cylindrical one at 14 meters (46 feet) in height. (Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images)

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The nearby Karl-Liebknecht street it was partially closed due to the “enormous amount of water on the street,” he said the Berlin public transport office. The police are ruling out the attack for now

16 December 2022, Berlin: In the Radisson Blue hotel, the huge Sea Life aquarium bursts. Water poured down the street. Photo: Christoph Soeder/dpa (Photo by Christoph Soeder/picture alliance via Getty Images)

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“At the moment there are absolutely no directions in that sense,” said a spokesman to the Dpa. Regarding the causes of the collapse, some media speak of a structural failure

A vehicle of the city cleaning department clears the street from debris in front of the Radisson Blu hotel, where a huge aquarium located in the hotel's lobby burst on December 16, 2022 in Berlin. - The 14-metre high AquaDom aquarium has burst and the leaking water has forced the closure of a nearby street, police and firefighters said. Berlin police said on Twitter that as well as causing

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The about 1500 exotic fish that were in the AquaDom tank they would all come out and according to some witnesses they would be large part dead

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14 meters highthe AquaDom contained one million liters of salt water. According to preliminary information the explosion would happen in the middle of the nightaround 4:30

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Here’s the inside of the Radisson after the aquarium explosion

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The interior of the Radisson after the aquarium explosion

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The interior of the Radisson after the aquarium explosion

BERLIN - MARCH 22: A diver cleans the glass of a giant, cylindrical aquarium as fish swim by at the AquaDom on March 22, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. The 25 meters tall aquarium, which contains approximately 1,500 fish from 50 different species, stands in the lobby of the SAS Radission Hotel and is part of the SeaLife Berlin underwater attraction. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

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A 2010 photo with a diver inside the Aquadom

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