Center fuel tank.....uh-huh.
The missile streaking up was just a coincidence.
They do catch fire and no conspiracy is needed.
FAA finally takes action on fuel inerting
https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/aviation-international-news/2011-01-27/faa-finally-takes-action-fuel-inerting
Excerpt: For those who doubt that a center fuel tank could explode again, at least two such explosions have occurred both before and after TWA 800. Two that I am familiar with involved Boeing aircraft and both, fortunately, occurred on the ground. The first occurred before TWA 800, in May 1990; in that accident a Boeing 737 with 120 passengers on board had just pushed back from the gate at Manila Ninoy Aquino Airport in the Philippines when an explosion tore through the center fuel tank. Although eight people died, it is certain that all aboard would have been killed if the explosion had not occurred on the ground. The aircraft was destroyed.
The second instance occurred in May 2006 and involved a Boeing 727 freighter on the ground in Bangalore, India. The left wing fuel tank exploded while the aircraft was on the ground. None of the crew was injured but the aircraft was destroyed. (While all three aircraft accidents I am familiar with involved Boeing aircraft, the same potential for explosion exists in other aircraft, including Airbus aircraft.)
Boeing has agreed to pay $12 million for failing to meet a deadline to submit service instructions that would enable airlines to reduce the risk of fuel tank explosions on hundreds of planes, among other violations, the Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday.
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/travel/boeing-fined-12m-failing-quickly-address-fuel-tank-blast-risk-n484551
747 on the ground fire.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ie4x9MfP6G4