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US company helped build massive Berlin aquarium that burst

Headline from WUSA9, on the newest of 2 developments

When the world's largest freestanding cylindrical aquarium burst it sent a wave of debris, water and fish crashing through the hotel lobby and onto the street.

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  1. World's largest freestanding cylindrical aquarium bursts in Berlin

    Headline from 10TV Columbus ·

  2. Newest

    US company helped build massive Berlin aquarium that burst

    Headline from WUSA9 ·

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  1. 10TV Columbus

    World's largest freestanding cylindrical aquarium bursts in Berlin (opens 10TV Columbus)

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    10TV Columbus's feed description

    The 82-foot-tall "AquaDom" was the biggest cylindrical aquarium tank in the world and held more than a thousand tropical fish before the incident.

  2. East Idaho News

    Giant aquarium housing 1,500 fish bursts in hotel foyer, 2 people injured (opens East Idaho News)

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    East Idaho News's feed description

    (CNN) — A 46-foot-high aquarium that was home to around 1,500 exotic fish burst Friday morning, injuring at least two people and sending a flood of water and debris onto a nearby street, police and firefighters in central Berlin have said.

  3. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

    Huge Berlin aquarium bursts, releases 'veritable tsunami,' 1,500 tropical fish (opens Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

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    Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier's feed description

    A huge aquarium in Berlin burst, spilling debris, water and hundreds of tropical fish out of the AquaDom tourist attraction in the heart of the German capital.

  4. Fox News

    Massive Berlin aquarium with 1,500 fish bursts, injuring 2 and flooding hotel with 260K gallons of water (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    A massive aquarium in Berlin burst Friday dispelling 264,000 gallons of water, 1,500 fish and injured two people.

  5. Tucson

    Huge Berlin aquarium bursts, unleashing flood of devastation (opens Tucson)

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    Tucson's feed description

    A huge aquarium in Berlin burst, spilling debris, water and hundreds of tropical fish out of the AquaDom tourist attraction in the heart of the German capital early Friday.

  6. Local News 8

    Giant aquarium housing 1,500 fish bursts in Berlin, injuring 2 people (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Nadine Schmidt, CNN A 46-foot-high aquarium that was home to around 1,500 exotic fish burst Friday morning, injuring at least two people and sending a flood of water and debris onto a nearby street, police and firefighters in central Berlin have said.

  7. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

    Photos: Huge Berlin aquarium bursts, releases flood of fish (opens Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

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    Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier's feed description

    A huge aquarium in Berlin burst, spilling debris, water and hundreds of tropical fish out of the AquaDom tourist attraction in the heart of the German capital early Friday.

  8. Thv11

    Huge Berlin aquarium bursts, releasing flood of fish (opens Thv11)

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    Thv11's feed description

    The 82-foot-tall "AquaDom" was the biggest cylindrical aquarium tank in the world and held more than a thousand tropical fish before the incident.

  9. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Berlin Aquarium With 1,500 Tropical Fish, 1 Million Liters of Water Bursts Onto Street (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    German police say a huge aquarium in the center of Berlin has burst, causing a wave of devastation in and around the Sea Life tourist attraction.

  10. FOX 35 Orlando

    Giant aquarium containing 1,500 fish bursts open in Berlin hotel (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    The 82-foot-tall AquaDom aquarium was the biggest cylindrical tank in the world, and held about 1,500 tropical fish before the incident.

  11. The Times of Israel

    Massive Berlin aquarium bursts, spilling flood of 1,500 tropical fish (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    Two people lightly injured as collapse of one of city's landmark tourist sites causes widespread destruction; police dogs looking for possible trapped victims

  12. Deutsche Welle

    Berlin: Massive aquarium home to 1500 fish bursts – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    More than 100 firefighters were called to the scene at the Radisson Blu complex in the German capital's Mitte district. The 16-meter aquarium houses 1,500 tropical fish. Two people have so far been reported injured.

  13. NBC Los Angeles

    Massive Berlin Aquarium With 1,500 Tropical Fish, 264,000 Gallons of Water Bursts (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    A huge aquarium in Berlin burst, spilling debris, water and hundreds of tropical fish out of the AquaDom tourist attraction in the heart of the German capital early Friday.

  14. Voice of America

    Massive Aquarium Bursts in Berlin (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    The aquarium houses 1,500 fish and contained a million liters of water

  15. Washington Times

    Huge Berlin aquarium bursts, releases flood of fish (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    A huge aquarium in Berlin burst Friday, causing glass, water and hundreds of tropical fish to spill out of the Sea Life tourist attraction in the heart of the German capital.

  16. France 24

    Two people hurt as huge Berlin aquarium bursts (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    A giant aquarium containing around 1,500 tropical fish burst in Berlin on Friday, flooding a hotel lobby and a nearby street and leaving two people injured, emergency services said.

  17. The Guardian

    Huge cylindrical aquarium housing 1,500 exotic fish bursts in Berlin (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Two people injured by broken glass as 1m litres of water pour out of 14-metre-high tank

  18. FOX 5 New York

    Giant aquarium containing 1,400 fish bursts open in Berlin hotel (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    FOX 5 New York's feed description

    The 82-foot-tall AquaDom aquarium was the biggest cylindrical tank in the world, and held about 1,400 tropical fish before the incident.

  19. NPR

    A massive aquarium holding 1,500 tropical fish bursts in Berlin (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The catastrophic rupture sent 1 million liters of salt water — and fish — pouring into the street. Berlin Police say two people were hurt, the result of glass shards from the aquarium's wall.

  20. Los Angeles Times

    Huge public aquarium in Berlin housing more than 1,000 tropical fish bursts (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    The 82-foot-tall aquarium, a Berlin tourist attraction, contained about 80 types of tropical fish and 264,000 gallons of water before it burst.

  21. Forbes

    Video: Massive Berlin Aquarium With 1,500 Fish Bursts In Hotel (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Water from the 264,000-gallon tank spilled out into the street in freezing conditions.

  22. WHAS Louisville

    Massive Berlin aquarium, home to nearly 1,500 fish, bursts (opens WHAS Louisville)

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    WHAS Louisville's feed description

    The 82-foot-tall "AquaDom" was the biggest cylindrical aquarium tank in the world and held more than a thousand tropical fish before the incident.

  23. Al Jazeera

    Huge aquarium in Berlin bursts, causing tropical fish ‘tsunami’ (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The incident at the AquaDom tourist attraction – the world’s biggest cylindrical tank – injures at least two people.

  24. NBC News

    Huge aquarium that housed 1,500 tropical fish bursts in Berlin (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Glass and other debris were swept out of the building, which also contains a hotel and cafes, as 1 million liters of water poured out of the 82-foot-high aquarium on Friday morning.

  25. WUSA9

    US company helped build massive Berlin aquarium that burst (opens WUSA9)

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    WUSA9's feed description

    When the world's largest freestanding cylindrical aquarium burst it sent a wave of debris, water and fish crashing through the hotel lobby and onto the street.

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