Source: Global Network
Reuters quoted the emergency rescue department of Berlin, Germany, as saying that the world's largest independent cylindrical aquarium burst on the 16th local time, and about 1 million liters of water mixed with debris poured onto busy streets. The report quoted the local fire brigade as saying that the search and rescue dogs have been sent to the scene, and the cause of the aquarium burst is not clear.
According to previous media reports, the aquarium was built in 2003 and is 25 meters high, equivalent to the height of an 8-story building, with a diameter of about 11 meters at the bottom. The aquarium cost 12.8 million euros. According to Reuters, the scene of the incident is located in a leisure complex that includes a hotel, a museum, as well as a number of shops and restaurants. After the explosion, about 100 emergency workers arrived at the scene.
Reuters said that the German emergency rescue department said on the 16th that the aquarium originally housed about 1,600 species of marine life, and after the explosion, about 1 million liters of water mixed with debris from the aquarium poured onto a main road in Berlin Mitte. Because of the large amount of water gushing out of the building where the aquarium is located, emergency services also blocked a nearby main road leading from Alexanderplatz to the Brandenburg Gate.
According to Reuters, a spokesman for the Berlin Fire Brigade said emergency crews were currently unable to enter the first floor of the complex due to debris from the explosion. But he added that search and rescue dogs had been dispatched to the scene. The spokesperson also said that the reason for the aquarium's burst is currently unclear. Neither the Berlin Fire Brigade nor the police have taken a comment on the current situation of fish raised in aquariums.
Reuters also mentioned that a spokesman for the Berlin Fire Brigade said about 350 hotel guests staying in the incident complex were asked to pack their bags and evacuate. According to reports, the local police said that because the outdoor temperature in Berlin was about minus 7 degrees Celsius at that time, the police had sent a car to the hotel to facilitate guests leaving the hotel.