<Ul> <Li> The official "probable cause" for the explosion and subsequent crash of TWA Flight 800 is that an explosive fuel / air mixture existed in one of the aircraft's fuel tanks . Faulty wiring then provided an ignition source within the tank, destroying the airliner . While the accuracy of the official findings is still questioned in this case, similar explosions have occurred in other aircraft . It is possible to reduce the chance of fuel tank explosions by a fuel tank inerting system or fire - fighting foam in the tanks . </Li> <Li> Burning fuel can explode or set fire to the same airplane or adjacent objects and people . In the 1960 Munich Convair 340 crash, a transport crashed into a major street . Burning fuel set fire to a tramcar . All 20 people aboard the plane and 32 passengers of the tram died . </Li> </Ul> <Li> The official "probable cause" for the explosion and subsequent crash of TWA Flight 800 is that an explosive fuel / air mixture existed in one of the aircraft's fuel tanks . Faulty wiring then provided an ignition source within the tank, destroying the airliner . While the accuracy of the official findings is still questioned in this case, similar explosions have occurred in other aircraft . It is possible to reduce the chance of fuel tank explosions by a fuel tank inerting system or fire - fighting foam in the tanks . </Li> <Li> Burning fuel can explode or set fire to the same airplane or adjacent objects and people . In the 1960 Munich Convair 340 crash, a transport crashed into a major street . Burning fuel set fire to a tramcar . All 20 people aboard the plane and 32 passengers of the tram died . </Li> <P> In some areas, an aircraft's fuel tank is also referred to as an aircraft fuel cell . </P>

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