Bearn's aviation fuel is placed below the lower hangar or repair workshop and above the ship's main fuel storage in the plan under discussion. The concern is what happens if the aviation fuel ignites. A sustained fire in that position could threaten the fuel supply below it and make the original damage harder to contain. This is a proposed failure path identified from the layout, rather than an account of a fire that occurred in service.
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Bearn's aviation fuel and the risk of a spreading fire
The arrangement of aviation and ship fuel stores prompts a specific concern about fire spreading between adjacent spaces.