Aircraft normally use three types of fuel tanks: integral, removable rigid or elastic (bladder).

Fuel tanks have been subject to various aviation accidents in the past. For example, the official explanation for the explosion and subsequent accident of TWA Flight 800 was that an explosive mixture of fuel and air formed in the central tank. A defective cable caused ignition inside the tank, destroying the aircraft.[1]​ Although there are doubts about the accuracy of this official explanation, this type of explosions have occurred on several occasions and for various reasons.[2]​ The risk of tank explosion can be reduced by using an inerting system for the tank (consisting of replacing air with inert gases to reduce flammability).

Water supply systems can be fed by a primary or secondary source consisting of a diesel fuel generator fed by a small daily tank and a much larger fuel tank[3]​[4]​.

Proper tank design and construction plays a critical role in the safety of the system of which it is a part.

In automotive applications, inadequate placement has contributed to the probability of fire in the event of a collision. In 1990, General Motors was sued by more than one hundred individuals allegedly due to the decision to move the tank and be left without the protection of the vehicle structure in pickup vans. The case went to trial and cost him $125 million. In 1993, after the lawsuit against GM failed (which was later successfully appealed), the NBC television network also caused controversy by broadcasting essays as examples about the existing risks. It was later discovered that the chain used flammable material to secure the fire.

Aircraft normally use three types of fuel tanks: integral, removable rigid or elastic (bladder).

Fuel tanks have been subject to various aviation accidents in the past. For example, the official explanation for the explosion and subsequent accident of TWA Flight 800 was that an explosive mixture of fuel and air formed in the central tank. A defective cable caused ignition inside the tank, destroying the aircraft.[1]​ Although there are doubts about the accuracy of this official explanation, this type of explosions have occurred on several occasions and for various reasons.[2]​ The risk of tank explosion can be reduced by using an inerting system for the tank (consisting of replacing air with inert gases to reduce flammability).

Water supply systems can be fed by a primary or secondary source consisting of a diesel fuel generator fed by a small daily tank and a much larger fuel tank[3]​[4]​.

Proper tank design and construction plays a critical role in the safety of the system of which it is a part.

In automotive applications, inadequate placement has contributed to the probability of fire in the event of a collision. In 1990, General Motors was sued by more than one hundred individuals allegedly due to the decision to move the tank and be left without the protection of the vehicle structure in pickup vans. The case went to trial and cost him $125 million. In 1993, after the lawsuit against GM failed (which was later successfully appealed), the NBC television network also caused controversy by broadcasting essays as examples about the existing risks. It was later discovered that the chain used flammable material to secure the fire.