This is the shocking moment a 33-ton glass shark tank suddenly burst leaving 15 people injured by flying shards of broken glass and a torrent of water.
Thetank was an attraction at the entrance to the Shanghai Orient shopping centre in China's second largest city when it shattered without warning on December 19.
Eight of those hurt were customers and the rest were shop assistants and security staff. Theymostly suffered deep cuts and bruises from sheets of broken glass.
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Ready to burst: The tank was an attraction at the entrance to the Shanghai Orient shopping centre in China's second city
A rush of water and broken glass bursts out of the tank and heads towards the people looking at it
Water engulfs the area in front of the shark tank pouring over everything before it
Three lemon sharks and dozens of turtles and smaller fish, which were housed in the aquarium, were also victims of the accident that was caught on CCTV.
In the footage below, it is possible to see that the majority of the people were standing right near the aquarium when it exploded.
Shoppers fled in panic as shards of 15cm thick acrylic glass gave way, flooding the entrance of the shopping centre.
Before: The aquarium was a popular attraction at the shopping centre in Shanghai
Three lemon sharks were among the victims when the tank burst
The 15 people left injured were taken to hospital. Most were hurt by the flying glass
Shards of 15cm thick acrylic glass gave way, flooding the entrance of the shopping centre
There have been problems with the tank before, as in June a ruptured water pipe led to the death of two sharks and the removal of several turtles
Wreckage: Fifteen people were left injured and the front of the display was left ruined
The CCTV footage showed sheets of broken glass left strewn across the floor in Shanghai
In another part of the shopping centre a shop worker was shown injured and was carried off
High-end make-up counters were damaged in the December 19 incident
The aquarium was reportedly very popular when it first opened before the National Day holiday two years ago, but there have been problems with the tank before, as in June a ruptured water pipe led to the death of two sharks and the removal of several turtles.
Chen Yongping, an official with the shopping centre management, said that they are not going to 'build an aquarium again in the future'.
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