This Friday, the AquaDom aquarium exploded at the Radisson Blue Hotel. in the Mitte district, located in the center of Berlin (Germany), close to the Museum Island, the Royal Palace and Alexanderplatz. No serious injuries have been reported so far, rescue services said.

15 meters high, 1500 fish inside and salt water. Aquadom was the largest freestanding cylindrical aquarium in the world. More than 100 firefighters left for the scene, the causes of the incident are being analyzed, the Berlin fire department explained. “The aquarium is damaged, there are water leaks. The situation is currently unclear.” noted the Berlin firefighters on Twitter.

German newspaper Build reported that the explosion had shattered doors and windows, and it was so strong that it was registered even by two seismographs in Berlin. The police at first did not rule out that it was an attack, so they moved into place with machine guns, although in the end everything indicates that the real cause may be the deterioration of the material of the aquarium.

In the same media, there are statements by Franziska Giffey, the mayor of Berlin, who claims that the explosion caused “real tsunami” at the hotel and that, if it happened later, “we would have to report a terrible loss of life”.

The hotel reopened its doors last January after an extensive twelve-month renovation.This included a redesign of all rooms, the reception area and a new design of the lobby, bar and restaurant, including the famous AquaDom.

was in the aquarium. 11 meters in diameter, 900,000 liters of sea water and 1,500 fish of 56 different species.. The total cost of its construction was about 13 million euros. It was built from synthetic glass by the American company Reynolds Polymer Technology according to the design of the architectural workshop of Sergei Tchoban and had a transparent elevator inside.