the capital of Germany was drowning in tears over the breakup of AquaDom. The streets reflected the event of this tragedy. The aquarium, located in Berlin, broke at dawn last Friday, 16. The accident invaded the avenue in front of the site and left some people injured, according to local firefighters.
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The aquarium displayed a beautiful and huge image, so it was one of the main visiting points in the capital Berlin. It featured different species of exotic fish. Before the accident, the AquaDom had these specifics:
- 1 million liters of water;
- It was home to 1,500 exotic fish;
- It was 14 meters high and 11.5 meters in diameter;
- There was an elevator that went through the middle of the aquarium;
- It was located in a Radisson hotel.
Police officers who were on site to follow the case said that part of the building, coffee and chocolate shops were damaged by the collapse at 6 am, when the day was just beginning.
As indicated by the owner of the AquaDom, the company Union Investment Real Estate, it has not yet been discovered what caused the break. She pointed out that the information is "still not clear".
Although what happened was something totally unexpected, causing a lot of sadness, a major accident was avoided due to the fact that there was not much movement in the aquarium and in the hotel at the time it opened. broke. In the morning, when it all happened, Franziska Guffey pointed out that it was a “real tsunami”.
“Despite all the destruction, we were still very lucky. We would have suffered terrible human damage,” Guffey said. After the incident, more than 200 guests had to leave the hotel in question, according to the police.
Throughout the day, firefighters, veterinarians and company employees were working to rescue the 400 to 500 smaller fish from the aquariums that were not affected.
“It is a great tragedy that 1,500 fish have no chance of surviving,” said an official. “The focus of the afternoon was clearly on saving the fish in the remaining tanks.”
The Berlin Zoo also offered to take in the animals that survived the accident. Aquarium operator Sea Life commented on the incident and said it was trying to gather more information about the case, also making it clear that the AquaDom was "unique and unprecedented".
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