I posted the link of a 737 that caught fire due to leaking fuel to illustrate that simply is not true.
And incidentally is also a timely reminder to avoid ever booking a flight on China Airlines again.
And to wonder what took the fire brigade quote so long to arrive...?
And if that's not thread drift I don't know what is.
However, unless I'm much mistaken speed is certainly your friend when it comes to discovering parts of your plane are on fire. The more speed the better ideally.
- GY