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Massive tank shatters at pet store, flooding facility and killing hundreds of fish | Video
Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Based on reporting by WLS , ABC7 Los Angeles (KABC)
· July 24, 2026
· 1 min read
A massive fish tank burst Monday afternoon at Somethin' Fishy Pets in Fox Lake, Illinois, sending 2,000 gallons of water rushing through the store and killing many of the more than 350 fish that were inside.
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Category: business ·
Published: July 24, 2026 ·
Source: ABC7 Los Angeles (KABC) ·
Reading time: 1 min
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What is this story about? A massive fish tank burst Monday afternoon at Somethin' Fishy Pets in Fox Lake, Illinois, sending 2,000 gallons of water rushing through the store and killing many of the more than 350 fish that were inside.
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