[kristinn]

I thought it was a center fuel tank explosion caused by a spark that ignited fumes that downed TWA-800.

[_Jim]

I thought it was a center fuel tank explosion caused by a spark that ignited fumes that downed TWA-800.

If you look at the time line of that event - the aircraft exploded *after* the initial event due to damage inflicted on the tanks due to the severe damage when the large, outward-opening cargo door blew out (fodding the right-side engines) followed by the forward fuselage separating (power cables/wires get ripped, as do fuel lines etc.) ...