Near the Berlin Cathedral
Large aquarium in Berlin burst: “massive” water outlet – hotel guests have to leave the building
AQUARIUM BURST: MAJOR DEPLOYMENT IN BERLIN
The large aquarium Sea Life in the immediate vicinity of the Berlin Cathedral is badly damaged.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED VIA TWITTER:
“The aquarium is damaged, water is leaking. The situation is not clear at the moment.” The fire brigade is deployed with 100 firefighters in the Hotel DomAquarée.
TRAFFIC INFORMATION CENTER BERLIN
“There is a lot of water on the road. So far, the cause is still unclear.” The place is very close to the Alexanderplatz in Berlin with the TV Tower. The aquarium had burst for an initially unknown reason. Water ran onto Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse The large Sea Life aquarium and the so-called AquaDom are located in the building complex called DomAquarée.
ACCORDING TO DOMAQUAREE
The AquaDom is the “largest free-standing cylindrical aquarium in the world” and was extensively modernized by summer 2020.
According to the police, the large aquarium at Sea Life near Berlin Cathedral has burst. The water leak is “massive,” they say. The fire brigade is in action.
The large aquarium Sea Life in the immediate vicinity of the Berlin Cathedral has burst. That said a police spokesman who was on site on Friday morning. Around 5:45 a.m. there was a very loud noise. Parts of the facade of the hotel in which the aquarium was located flew onto the street.
Due to the severe damage, the guests of the surrounding hotel also have to leave the building. This was explained by a spokesman for the Berlin fire brigade. Around 350 people were still in the hotel.
Water leaks “massively” from the aquarium, the police had previously tweeted. “It flows into the street.” The fire department initially reported via Twitter: “The aquarium is damaged, water is leaking. The situation is not clear at the moment.” The fire brigade is deployed with 100 firefighters in the Hotel DomAquarée.
View of the AquaDom, the world’s largest free-standing cylindrical aquarium, at Sea Life Berlin (photo from July 2015)
© Jörg Carstensen / DPA
There are large-scale barriers around the Berlin hotel in which the burst large aquarium is located. There were a number of fire and police cars on site. Sirens could be heard. The doors of the building seemed to be pushed open, in front of them were a number of objects, as a dpa reporter reported.
Debris lies on Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse in Berlin
© Christoph Soeder / DPA
the Traffic Information Center Berlin tweeted, Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse, where the hotel with the aquarium is located, is closed. “There is a lot of water on the road. So far, the cause is still unclear.” The place is very close to the Alexanderplatz in Berlin with the TV Tower.
Videos of suspected hotel guests are circulating online, apparently showing the burst large aquarium:
A spokesman for the fire brigade told the dpa that it would be checked whether people were injured. The aquarium had burst for an initially unknown reason. Water ran onto Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse. It must also be checked whether the underground car park is affected.
In the building complex called DomAquarée there is the large aquarium Sea Life and the so-called AquaDom with 1500 tropical fish, a well-known attraction in Berlin for many tourists. As stated on the DomAquarée website, the AquaDom is the “largest free-standing cylindrical aquarium in the world” and was extensively modernized by summer 2020.