CCTV
pictures capture the moment the aquarium burst in Shanghai, sending glass and
fish flying into the crowd.
Continued: http://news.sky.com/story/1030569/china-shark-tank-explodes-at-shopping-centre
Sixteen
people were hurt when a 33-ton aquarium containing sharks, other fish and
turtles exploded at a shopping centre in the Chinese city of Shanghai.
CCTV
pictures captured the moment the giant tank burst, sending glass and fish
flying into the crowd.
A
man who was taking pictures of the aquarium when it broke was swept away by
water.
Shoppers,
store assistants and security staff suffered cuts and bruises as they were hit
by pieces of 15cm-thick acrylic glass.
Three
lemon sharks and dozens of small fishes and turtles were killed, according to
reports.
Police
have begun an investigation after the tank burst without warning.
"I
was just walking by and heard the explosion of this water tank. I heard a bang,
then water flushed out," said an unnamed passer-by.
"A
cosmetics counter collapsed. The shop assistant was pulled out by other
people," said another unidentified witness.
A
safety expert said: "According to experts' preliminary investigation, the
main cause of the incident is that the material used to make the aquarium
ruptured under low temperatures after long-time use."
The
Orient shopping centre said it had no plans to rebuild the aquarium which had
become a popular attraction since it was installed two years ago.
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