Huge aquarium bursts in Berlin; housed 1,500 tropical fish - NBC News

A immense aquarium successful the halfway of Berlin burst Friday, causing a question of devastation successful and astir the Sea Life tourer attraction, German police said Friday.

Glass and different debris were swept retired of the building, which besides contains a edifice and cafes, arsenic 1 cardinal liters of h2o poured retired of the 82-foot-high aquarium soon earlier 6 a.m. section clip (12 a.m. ET.)

Berlin’s occurrence work said 2 radical were lightly injured and rescue dogs were being prepared to hunt the gathering for anyone who mightiness beryllium trapped nether debris.

There was speculation that freezing temperatures of down to 14 degrees Fahrenheit overnight had caused a ace successful the tank, which past exploded nether the value of the water.

A constabulary serviceman walks successful beforehand of debris aft the immense aquarium burst done the edifice lobby. Christoph Soeder / AP

Police said the origin of the incidental was inactive being investigated but determination was nary grounds that it was the effect of an attack.

Witness Gwendolin Szyszkowitz told German quality transmission n-tv that she heard a large bang and initially feared a weaponry had exploded.

Operators accidental the aquarium has the biggest cylindrical vessel successful the satellite and contained 1,500 tropical food of 80 antithetic taxon earlier the incident. The aquarium, which was past modernized successful 2020, is simply a large tourer magnet successful Berlin.

The 10-minute elevator thrust done the vessel was 1 of the highlights of the attraction.