Giant aquarium home to 1,500 fish bursts at hotel

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A massive aquarium has burst in Berlin, spilling one million litres of water and 1,500 tropical fish on to the lobby of a hotel and nearby streets.

Two people were injured by flying glass, according to the emergency services, as the 25m-high tank exploded.

Hundreds of hotel guests had to be evacuated.

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Guests staying at the Radisson hotel heard a loud noise at 5.45am that sounded like a bomb, one witness told n-tv, a local news channel.

More than 100 police and fire brigade workers were at the scene.

The attraction, called the Aquadom, was the world's biggest freestanding cylindrical tank.

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