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A huge fish tank containing thousands of tropical fish exploded inside a hotel causing a wave of destruction in Berlin.

Visitors said they heard a loud bang and initially feared a bomb had exploded, as glass and other debris was sent across the lobby.

Around one million litres of water poured out of the 82-foot tall glass tank in central Berlin just before 6am today.

Around 1,500 tropical fish are said to have been killed.

At least one person was ‘lightly injured’, according to German police.

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It is believed that freezing temperatures had led to the leak, but police have said the cause of the incident was still being investigated.

Gwendolin Szyszkowitz told German news channel n-tv that she heard a loud bang and initially feared a bomb had exploded.

Operators say the aquarium has the biggest cylindrical tank in the world and contained 1,500 tropical fish of 80 different species before the incident.

The aquarium, which was last modernized in 2020, is a major tourist attraction in Berlin.

The 10-minute elevator ride through the tank was one of the highlights of the attraction.

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