There was speculation freezing temperatures that got down to minus 10 C overnight caused a crack in the AquaDom's acrylic glass tank, which then exploded under the weight of the water. Police said they found no evidence of a malicious act.
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“Despite all the destruction, we were still very lucky,” she said. “We would have had terrible human damage” had the aquarium burst even an hour later, once more people were awake and in the hotel and the surrounding area, she said.Article content Nearly all of the 1,500 fish that were inside at the time of the rupture died, the Berlin Mitte district government confirmed via Twitter, adding “a few fish at the bottom of the tank” could still be saved. Among the 80 types of fish it housed were blue tang and clownfish, two colorful species known from the popular animated movie “Finding Nemo.”Article content
About 300 guests and employees had to be evacuated from the hotel surrounding the aquarium, police said.
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