The fuel doesn't ignite while it is still in the tanks (not really, anyway). It must be either a vapor or aerosolized (which lets it get very quickly to a vapor) in order to combust. That doesn't happen while it's still in the tanks. The breach occurs, and the fuel begins to leave the tanks as a mixture of liquid and vapor (the quality depends on the circumstances). Only then does the fuel ignite. In our case, by the time this happens the aircraft wings have penetrated into the structure and we don't see the fireball on the outside of the building.
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