Posted on 12/16/2022 7:40:25 AM PST by BipolarBob
EMILY SCHULTHEIS and FRANK JORDANS Fri, December 16, 2022 at 2:02 AM CST BERLIN (AP) — A huge aquarium in Berlin burst, spilling debris, water and more than a thousand tropical fish out of the AquaDom tourist attraction in the heart of the German capital early Friday.
Police said parts of the building, which also contains a hotel, cafes and a chocolate store, were damaged as 1 million liters (264,000 gallons) of water poured from the aquarium shortly before 6 a.m. (0500 GMT). Berlin's fire service said two people were slightly injured.
Mayor Franziska Giffey said the incident had unleashed a “veritable tsunami” of water but the early morning timing had prevented far more injuries.
“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.
The 25 meter tall (82 foot tall) AquaDom was described as the biggest cylindrical tank in the world and held more than a thousand tropical fish before the incident. Among the 80 types of fish it housed were blue tang and clownfish, two colorful species known from the popular animated movie “Finding Nemo.”
“Unfortunately, none of the 1,500 fish could be saved,” Giffey said.
There was speculation freezing temperatures that got down to minus 10 degrees Celsius (14 degrees Fahrenheit) overnight caused a crack in the acrylic glass tank, which then exploded under the weight of the water. Police said there was no evidence the incident resulted from a malicious act.
“Just yesterday we watched it and we were so amazed (by) its beauty," she said. "Suddenly it’s all gone. Everything is a mess, a total mess.”
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Putin’s fault ! Or possibly covid
Flood of devastation? A little overly dramatic, no?
Other than the malicious act of "ending 'fossil' fuels."
It’s only mid-December and it’s this cold.
Environmentalists are surely saying this is the hottest December on record.
Germans lining up to get fresh seafood...
If the aquarium is inside, how could freezing temperatures cause a crack?
2 people injured, 300 hotel guests evacuated, shops and the building suffered damage and if you look at the photos, it did look pretty devastating. Guests woke up to what they thought was an earthquake. It shook the building, so, if you were there, you might think so as well.
Jeez, some folks will do anything for a warm bath in Berlin. 😊😊
Caused by (belief in) Global Warming!!
It’s freezing cold all over the place. Huntington Beach, California had some snow on the ground the other day. Very rare.
New Ice Age imminent?? They do tend to come every now and then in the history of this planet. What we do with fossil fuels matters very little in the whole scheme of things, but we already know the “climate change” scam is about money and control.
It’s freezing cold all over the place. Huntington Beach, California had some snow on the ground the other day. Very rare.
New Ice Age imminent?? They do tend to come every now and then in the history of this planet. What we do with fossil fuels matters very little in the whole scheme of things, but we already know the “climate change” scam is about money and control.
Welcome to the new improved Green Germany with fewer and fewer nasty coal plants. Lower your thermostats as far as possible. Do it for mudder erf. People will die this winter in Germany from lack of electricity/heat is the prediction. The “winter of death” that Biden predicted is what he has in mind for us as well.
Sorry for the double posts, it’s been doing this since yesterday.
“Putin’s fault ! Or possibly covid”
Oh please, it’s NOT Putin’s fault, you guys insist on blaming every problem in the world on him.
Actually, it’s these women engineers who designed the pedestrian bridge that collapsed in Florida, killing 6 people.
They also designed a road bridge that is so horrible that it can never be used - despite costing Texans $800M.
https://www.constructiondive.com/news/txdot-fires-figg-from-800m-harbor-bridge-design/570407/
That’s in East Berlin.
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