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The largest freestanding aquarium in the world, standing at 82 feet high in the Radisson Blu Hotel in Germany’s capital Berlin, has reportedly been destroyed by an overnight explosion.
A social media user claiming to be a guest at the hotel shared a video showing the shattered aquarium, writing that “the fish tank of my hotel just exploded in the middle of the night.”
“The tank in our hotel…blew?,” wrote another on Twitter, sharing an image of the destruction.
Local media—such as RBB and DW—have confirmed the incident, reporting that police said a blast was heard around 5:45 a.m. local time at the Berlin hotel and parts of the Radisson’s facade where the aquarium was located flew onto the streets.
Berlin’s traffic agency VIZ reported an “extremely large volume of water” spilling over into the street outside the hotel, according to DW.
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Berlin’s fire service said that more than 100 first responders have been called to the scene of the incident. “The aquarium is damaged, water is leaking. The situation is not clear at the moment,” the Berlin fire brigade wrote on Twitter, as quoted by DW.
The aquarium—called AquaDom—greeted guests upon arrival at the luxurious hotel. It stood above the hotel’s bar, allowing visitors to have a drink or dine under just beneath aquarium. The aquarium was home to over 100 species and 1,500 specimens of tropical fish, according to Radisson’s website.
To get a closer look to the fish in the aquarium, people could access a two-story glass platform in the center via an elevator.
This is a developing news story and will be later updated.
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