World's Largest Cylindrical Aquarium In German Hotel EXPLODES!

German hotel the Radisson Blu hotel in central Berlin, has a huge aquarium inside this foryer hotel, explode at around 5.50am killing all of the 1,500 tropical fish housed there and two people were injured from glass shards and received treatment at hospital.

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There was speculation freezing temperatures that got down to minus 10 degrees Celsius (14F) overnight caused a crack in the glass tank, which then exploded under the weight of the water, but police are still investigating the cause. Now, efforts to save the 400 to 500 smaller fish housed in the aquarium in the lobby area are a priority.

Without electricity, their tanks were not receiving the necessary oxygen for them to survive. Various organisations, including the Berlin Zoo, offered to take in the surviving fish.

The incident had caused a 'veritable tsunami' of water but the early hours of the morning had prevented more human casualties.The explosion filled the hotel lobby with over a million litres of water, some of which reached the outside of the complex, prompting police to close a nearby street. Police said there was no evidence the incident resulted from an attack.