Huge aquarium home to 1,500 fish bursts at Berlin hotel

An aquarium in Berlin that was home to around 1,500 exotic fish burst early this morning, spilling one million litres of water and debris onto a major road in the busy Mitte district, emergency services said.

Berlin police said on Twitter that as well as causing "incredible maritime damage", the incident left two people suffering injuries from glass shards.

The incident at the AquaDom aquarium happened at around 5.50am, a police spokeswoman told AFP.

The cylindrical aquarium was located in the foyer of a Radisson Blu hotel and had a clear-walled elevator built inside to be used by visitors to the Sea Life leisure complex.