Those incidents occured on STs?
Yes
I've seen several joint fuel tubes (lines connecting the two tanks) split and crack while lifting the tanks to service the air filter etc.
These hoses get hard and brittle, and crack without warning, so its a good Idea to reach under there once in a while and make sure your hose is still soft and flexible.
While its no fun to watch 5 gallons of fuel cascading down your lift table, and being unable to stop it, its much worse to watch an ST burn down to the frame next to a gas pump!
Time to get gas.....
Just something to think about.
This is a Wing, not an ST, but you get the Idea....
And this one burst into flames while the guy was riding it