Hundreds of fish killed after huge aquarium tank bursts in Berlin

Berlin’s fire service said two people were slightly injured. Rescue dogs were searching the building for anyone who might be trapped under debris, they said.

Debris lies on the street after a huge fish tank burst at the Seal Life Aquarium in central Berlin (Christoph Soeder/dpa via AP)

A tank at a huge aquarium in Berlin has burst, causing glass, water and hundreds of tropical fish to spill out of the Sea Life tourist attraction in the centre of the German capital.

A wave of debris swept out of the building, which also contains a hotel, cafes and a chocolate store, as one million litres (264,000 gallons) of water poured from the aquarium shortly before 6am, police said.