An aquarium in Berlin that was home to around 1,500 exotic fish burst early on Friday, prompting around 100 emergency responders to rush to the scene at an inner-city leisure complex, Reuters reported.

German police spokesman Martin Stralau said officers were alerted to the leak shortly before 6am local time.

Berlin police took to Twitter saying, "In addition to the unbelievable maritime damage... two people were injured by glass splinters."

Buses were sent to the complex to provide shelter for hotel guests leaving the building, police further stated.

It was the world's largest freestanding cylindrical aquarium at 14 metres (46 ft) in height, according to the website of the DomAquaree complex, which houses a Radisson hotel, a museum, shops and restaurants.

As per Reuters, emergency services shut a major road next to the complex that leads from Alexanderplatz toward the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin due to the large volume of water that had flooded out of the building.

Buses were sent to the complex to provide shelter for hotel guests leaving the building, police said on Twitter, as outside temperatures in Berlin stood around -7 degrees Celsius (19.4°F).

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