A wave of particles swept out of the constructing, which additionally comprises a resort, cafes and a chocolate retailer, as 1 million litres of water poured from the aquarium.
“We have not yet been able to walk the first floor completely, which is probably where these fish will be,” fire service spokesman Adrian Wentzel said.
“But the thing is that the water has completely leaked out and these about 1,400 fish that were in this aquarium could not be saved either.”
There was hypothesis freezing temperatures that acquired all the way down to minus 10 levels Celsius in a single day brought about a crack within the tank, which then exploded beneath the load of the water. Police mentioned there was no proof the incident resulted from an assault.
About 300 company and staff needed to be evacuated from the resort surrounding the aquarium, police mentioned.
Sandra Weeser, a German lawmaker who was staying within the resort, mentioned she was awoken up by a big bang and thought there might need been an earthquake.
“There are shards (of glass) everywhere. The furniture, everything has been flooded with water,” she said. “It looks a bit like a war zone.”
The aquarium, which was final modernised in 2020, is a serious vacationer magnet in Berlin. The 10-minute elevator experience by means of the tropical tank was one of many highlights of the attraction.
