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Water gushed from a leak in a shark-filled aquarium in a ritzy Dubai mall on Thursday, sending startled shoppers scattering and shutting down nearby shops in one of the city's proudest attractions.

Water gushed from a leak in a shark-filled aquarium in a ritzy Dubai mall on Thursday, sending startled shoppers scattering and shutting down nearby shops in one of the city's proudest attractions.
Amateur video footage posted on the Web site of Dubai newspaper Gulf News showed what appeared to be hundreds of gallons of water showering down on the polished tiled floor of the Dubai Mall, which sits in the shadow of the world's tallest tower.
The breach in the 2.6 (m) million gallon tank at the Dubai Mall, open for little more than a year, was quickly plugged and caused no harm to the 33-thousand fish inside, according to mall owner Emaar Properties. It was not clear when the attraction featuring an "underwater" tunnel would reopen.
Visitors were kept far from the scene shortly after the water began pouring from behind the 2-1/2 foot (0.75 metre) thick viewing panel, making it difficult to gauge the extent of the damage.
From a distance, most of the water and fish appeared to be contained inside the tank.
The tank, which is home to sharks, stingrays and fish, is located on the mall's ground floor, next to upscale clothing shops and not far from an Olympic-sized ice-skating rink and the only international branch of high-end retailer Bloomingdale's. Mall owner Emaar is also the builder of the neighbouring Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest tower.
The incident raises new questions about building safety in the city-state, which pushed through ever more extravagant and complicated construction projects until the economic downturn halted its rapid-fire growth.

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