Originally Posted by
RTM Boy
I can't think of a single example of serious structural failure and/or decompression that resulted in a mid-air fire. Loss of control, yes. Fire, no.
I described earlier the Tu144 accident at the Paris Airshow, widely video'd, where the major midair fire began within a second or two of the midair structural breakup.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWIWAI6GmQQ