{"id":528385,"date":"2022-12-17T02:57:50","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T23:57:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/veterinarians-rush-to-save-tropical-fish-after-berlin-aquarium-bursts\/"},"modified":"2022-12-17T02:57:50","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T23:57:50","slug":"veterinarians-rush-to-save-tropical-fish-after-berlin-aquarium-bursts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/veterinarians-rush-to-save-tropical-fish-after-berlin-aquarium-bursts\/","title":{"rendered":"#Veterinarians rush to save tropical fish after Berlin aquarium bursts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27126ee00d7\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27126ee00d7\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/veterinarians-rush-to-save-tropical-fish-after-berlin-aquarium-bursts\/#%E2%80%9CVeterinarians_rush_to_save_tropical_fish_after_Berlin_aquarium_bursts%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Veterinarians rush to save tropical fish after Berlin aquarium bursts&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CVeterinarians_rush_to_save_tropical_fish_after_Berlin_aquarium_bursts%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Veterinarians rush to save tropical fish after Berlin aquarium bursts&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Veterinarians and first responders scrambled to save as many tropical fish as they could after a massive aquarium burst in Berlin, sending a deluge of water into the street. <\/p>\n<p>Despite their best efforts, nearly all of the 1,500 fish living inside the AquaDom tourist attraction died after the catastrophe \u2014 though hundreds of others inside separate aquariums were saved by the responders.   <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a great tragedy that for 1,500 fish there was no chance of survival,\u201d said Almut Neumann, a city official in charge of environmental issues for Berlin\u2019s Mitte district. \u201cThe focus in the afternoon was clearly on saving the fish in the remaining tanks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Roughly 264,000 gallons of water gushed out of the AquaDom around 5:45 a.m. Friday, causing major damage to the building, which includes the Radisson Blu hotel, cafes and a chocolate shop. Two people received minor injuries in the deluge, fire officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the fish struggling \u201cat the bottom of the tank,\u201d still had a chance for survival, the Berlin Mitte district government confirmed via <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>. The tank housed 80 types of fish, including a blue tang and clownfish \u2014 colorful tropical fish made famous by Disney\u2019s \u201cFinding Nemo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As crews began cleaning up debris, officials teamed with veterinarians to rescue 400 to 500 smaller fish from separate aquariums beneath the hotel lobby, who were not receiving enough oxygen with the building\u2019s electricity cut.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/NYPICHPDPICT000004164876.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Emergency services work on a street outside a hotel after a burst and leak of the AquaDom aquarium in central Berlin\" class=\"wp-image-25043814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/NYPICHPDPICT000004164876.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/NYPICHPDPICT000004164876.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/NYPICHPDPICT000004164876.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/NYPICHPDPICT000004164876.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The tank burst open just before 6 a.m.,<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The fish were moved to other tanks at the nearby Sea Life aquarium.<\/p>\n<p>Various organizations, including the Berlin Zoo, have offered to take in the surviving fish.<\/p>\n<p>Berlin Mayor Franziska Giffey called the torrent a \u201cveritable tsunami\u201d but was thankful that injuries were minimized given the early morning hour it occurred.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite all the destruction, we were still very lucky,\u201d she said. \u201cWe would have had terrible human damage\u201d had the aquarium burst even an hour later, once more people were awake and in the hotel and the surrounding area, she said.<\/p>\n<p>Sandra Weeser, a German MP from the liberal Free Democrats party, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/germany-berlin-aquarium-explosion-radisson-blu-hotel-bundestag-members-sandra-weeser\/\">told Politico<\/a> she was staying at the Raddison Blu hotel when she was suddenly awoken by a \u201cbig bang\u201d that she first believed to be an earthquake.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"721\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/NYPICHPDPICT000004159995.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A dead fish on the ground after an aquarium burst in Berlin.\" class=\"wp-image-25043815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/NYPICHPDPICT000004159995.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/NYPICHPDPICT000004159995.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/NYPICHPDPICT000004159995.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/NYPICHPDPICT000004159995.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Eighty different species of tropical fish lived in the tank.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She learned what had actually h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened on social media before she and around 300 other hotel guests were evacuated through the destruction on the ground floor that she likened to a \u201cwar zone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was wreckage everywhere \u2014 and the poor tropical fish frozen in between,\u201d she told Politico, calling the scene a \u201csad picture\u201d as she was led through ankle-deep water.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the big fish \u2014 a parrotfish \u2014 was lying frozen on the floor on my way out,\u201d she <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wurzer_julian\/status\/1603661468192444416?s=20&amp;t=oCqAsri1rVT1kBKlJNOJ_g\">told<\/a> Berliner Morgenpost in an earlier interview.<\/p>\n<p>The AquaDom\u2019s website described it as the biggest cylindrical tank in the world at 82 feet tall, however Union Investment Real Estate clarified Friday that the tank portion of the attraction had a height of 46 feet.<\/p>\n<p>The aquarium is a major tourist magnet in Berlin. A leisurely, 10-minute elevator ride through the tropical tank was one of the highlights of the attraction.<\/p>\n<p>The tank, which\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guinnessworldrecords.com\/world-records\/85193-largest-cylindrical-aquarium\">held the Guinness World Record\u00a0<\/a>for largest cylindrical aquarium, reportedly cost $14 million to built when it debuted at the Radisson Blu in 2003. It was last modernized in 2020.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"681\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/NYPICHPDPICT000004157820.jpg?w=681\" alt=\"The AquaDom aquarium at the Sea Life tourist attraction photographed in Berlin, Wednesday, June 1, 2022\" class=\"wp-image-25043853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/NYPICHPDPICT000004157820.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1362 1362w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/NYPICHPDPICT000004157820.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1022 1021w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/NYPICHPDPICT000004157820.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=681 681w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/NYPICHPDPICT000004157820.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 340w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/NYPICHPDPICT000004157820.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\"\/><figcaption>The AquaDom held over 1 million liters, or 264,000 gallons, of water.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It remains unclear what caused the aquarium to burst, however officials said they do not believe it was the result of a malicious act.<\/p>\n<p>Some speculated that freezing temperatures could have caused the acrylic glass tank to crank, as temperatures dipped to 14 degrees in Berlin overnight.<\/p>\n<p>Aquarium operator Sea Life said it was working with AquaDom operators to learn what happened.\u00a0 It called Friday\u2019s incident \u201cunique and unprecedented\u201d and that Sea Life\u2019s exhibits were not in danger of similar damage.<\/p>\n<p>Sea Life Berlin is located in the same building and visitors can tour it and the AquaDom on a single ticket.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"641\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/NYPICHPDPICT000004157674.jpg?w=641\" alt=\"AquaDom after it burst Friday morning.\" class=\"wp-image-25043854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/NYPICHPDPICT000004157674.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=641 641w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/NYPICHPDPICT000004157674.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=321 320w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/NYPICHPDPICT000004157674.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 864w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\"\/><figcaption>The AquaDom is a major tourist attraction in the center of the German capital.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A Lindt chocolate store and several restaurants in the same building complex, as well as an underground parking garage next to the hotel, sustained damage, according to police.<\/p>\n<p>Fire officials said building safety experts are investigating whether the building sustained any structural damage.<\/p>\n<p>Hours after the incident, cleaning trucks arrived at the hotel to clear the shattered glass and other debris that the water had rushed out into the street. 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