Originally Posted by
Tankengine
Just saw TV footage, not sure why the fireman sprayed water all over the open front door when the fire was confined to the engine at the rear!? Now the interior needs a dry out at well as the engine change/damage work.
Standard procedure. Process is to cover a/c and surrounding ground in foam for longer-lasting cooling and suffocation effect. It is difficult, doing a "windshield size-up", to accurately determine fire spread in an aircraft.
Fuel can run along the fuselage and ignite at inappropriate times in inappropriate places. One would generally prefer dampness over fire damage.