Tank Fire 1 : (1) A fire involving a flammable liquid storage tank See also: Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion (Bleve), Boilover Fire. (2) A small fire that can be extinguished with the water from a booster tank
Ralph W. Burklin & Robert G. Purington, Fire Terms: A Guide to Their Meaning and Use, National Protection Association, Boston, MA 1980 USA. (Guide: Meaning and Use, Nat Prot Association Fr Srvc - Amer) {457}