Giant aquarium home to 1500 fish bursts at Berlin hotel

 The Radisson Blu in Berlin's lobby has been inundated by water from a massive aquarium that has ruptured and contained a million liters of water.

The "AquaDom," which is 14 meters (46 feet) high and contains 1,500 tropical fish, has been dubbed the largest free-standing cylindrical aquarium in the world.

Glass struck two persons, injuring them.

Police described the damage as being "amazing. On video, there was an empty tank, water was gushing into the lobby, and there was trash all everywhere.

As a result of the incident, guests were escorted from the hotel around 05:50. (04:50 GMT).

The front doors of the Radisson Blu are now hanging onto the street, and there is a heap of trash in front of them. 

bent at an angle as a result of the force of the tank explosion.

With his girlfriend, Paul Maletzki was lodging on the fourth floor.

He recalled shaking and hearing a loud noise that awakened him up. He noticed water streaming across the lobby when he peered down into it. Later, armed police officers led them and other visitors out of the hotel.

Franziska Giffey, the mayor of Berlin, visited the hotel to assess the damage and compared the tank explosion to a tsunami.

She expressed relief that it had occurred so early in the day, noting that if it had occurred an hour or so later, the lobby and the street outside would have been crowded with guests, many of whom would have been children. 

Since the aquarium was updated two years ago, visitors can use a clear-walled lift inside. The hotel advertises that some of its rooms have views of it.

More than 100 firefighters were present, according to Berlin's fire department, and the cause of the breach was unknown.

It claimed to have utilized rescue dogs to search the hotel's interior for any potential victims, but no one was discovered.

Police warned locals to drive carefully as "huge amounts" of water were gushing into the streets nearby.

According to a police source who spoke to the local media, there is no proof that the break was caused by a targeted attack.