城门失火,殃及池鱼 meaning in English

When the city gate catches fire,the fish in the moat suffer from it -- the innocent are involved.A city fire causes calamity to pond fish.A fire on the city wall brings disaster to the fish in the moat.be a scapegoatIn a disturbance innocent by-standers get into trouble.Innocent people get into trouble on occount of others' misfortune.When the city burns,the fish in the moat suffer -- victim of disaster of another's doing.