Berlin Mayor Franziska Giffey described it as a 'veritable tsunami' that unleashed an enormous flood of saltwater, tropical fish, glass, and debris.
Despite efforts to save the aquarium's inhabitants, none of the fish survived, Mayor Franziska Giffey said, according to theJohn Macdougall / AFP via Getty ImagesKnown as the AquaDom, the structure was the"largest, cylindrical, free-standing aquarium in the world," according to, with over 100 species living inside. A glass elevator ran down the center of the tank, from which guests could view the fish.
“Despite all the destruction, we were still very lucky,” Giffey said, saying there could have been"terrible human damage" had the incident occurred even slightly later in the day. Because it happened just before 6 a.m., very few people had been in the lobby when the"veritable tsunami" of saltwater and glass erupted from the tank.The cause of the incident has not yet been determined, but policeFirefighters stand in debris after the incident.
“There are shards everywhere. The furniture, everything has been flooded with water,” she said. “It looks a bit like a war zone.”“Just yesterday we watched it and we were so amazed its beauty,” she said. “Suddenly it’s all gone. Everything is a mess, a total mess.”
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