Inextinguishable fire

[Ex Cargo Clown]

Didn't ElAl 1862 mess about before crashing?

[Pugilistic Animus]

Honestly, there's almost no way out and you're going under. No matter what

[Chu Chu]

This is just an SLF comment, but presumably you could get some sense of what was going on by looking out the window? The calculus seems different if the fire has obviously spread to the wing than if it is confined to the engine. (And I'd hate to be on an aircraft that someone flow into the ground due to a sensor malfunction.)

[Pugilistic Animus]

I'm sure somebody may take a quick look...aak an FA perhaps

[Pugilistic Animus]

Thank goodness that the aforementioned scenario probably has the same probability as lightning striking you thrice in a row