Swedflier, provided that the overweight landing does not cause any further damage, which rarely happens if done with due care; it really is not necessary once the fire is out. I have two entries in my logbooks of 33 years, one being an engine failure due bird strike on takeoff and one of engine fire in cruise. We dumped fuel down to max ldg. wt. in the failure case before landing and carried on to destination after discharging the fire bottle, which terminated the fire warning, in the second case. We did land at the nearest SUITABLE landing place which happened to be our destination, having three more engines to get us there safely.
