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This is the astonishing moment when a large fish tank at a Chinese restaurant bursts open, inundating the dining area with torrents of water and live seafood.
Stunning footage captures unsuspecting staff going about their tasks before the plastic enclosure fails, flooding the restaurant and releasing a chaotic swarm of fish.
Shocking footage showed a fish tank bursting in ChinaCredit: newsX
Fish and torrents swamped the dining roomCredit: newsX
The jaw-dropping clip was filmed in Fuzhou, located in China’s Fujian province.
In the remarkable video, a back-of-house employee converses with a colleague, seemingly directing attention to the bottom corner of the tank.
As one of them approaches to investigate, he leans over to examine the massive fish tank.
Just moments later, the enormous transparent container bursts open, sending streams of water gushing out.
As the floodgates open, live fish are swept along with the current and into the dining area.
The two startled staff members find themselves trapped behind a panel of the tank as they become submerged in fishy waters.
Even after the initial rupture, water continues to pour into the restaurant as another tank begins to leak.
In footage captured from the dining hall, waiters can be seen attending to customers just seconds before the deluge strikes.
In an instant, water comes rushing in from the fish tank room, resembling a mini tsunami.
Even more astonishing are the live fish, which are seen flapping as they are propelled out with the water into the dining area.
Some fish start to accumulate at the end of the room while others swim around in the newly created shallow pool.
Customers begin to stand up as they realize their lower halves have been drenched.
They rise and stand on their seats as the entire room becomes flooded with fish and water.
Panicked kitchen staff also emerge to witness the fishy chaos, with some appearing stunned by the new aquarium display.
The breathtaking clip was recorded on October 15, with reports indicating that the large tank had been recently installed and burst unexpectedly.
The restaurant owner stated that all customers were permitted to leave without paying following the incident.
The viral clip prompted social media users to humorously mock the restaurant, joking that “fresh ingredients will swim over by themselves.”
In a related incident in 2022, a crazed animal crashed into a customer in China, tossing him into the air after escaping from a nearby butcher’s where it was meant to be slaughtered.
Footage showed the moments before the chaosCredit: newsX
What caused the fish tank to burst? Reports suggest that the large tank had been recently installed and burst unexpectedly, leading to the flooding incident.
Reports suggest that the large tank had been recently installed and burst unexpectedly, leading to the flooding incident.
What happened to the customers during the incident? All customers were allowed to leave without paying after the incident, and many were surprised and amused by the sudden influx of water and fish.
All customers were allowed to leave without paying after the incident, and many were surprised and amused by the sudden influx of water and fish.
Was anyone injured during the incident? There have been no reports of injuries resulting from the fish tank explosion.
There have been no reports of injuries resulting from the fish tank explosion.
