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I've seen the same deal on many makes and models having the sender rheostat inside the tank in the fumes & sometimes covered in fuel. Never seen an older vehicle with an enclosed unit, pretty much all open framed like what you have there.
I've also pulled them out & seen missing windings, burnt surfaces, even pulled one out where the wire was melted away.
One would think that would cause ignition, but have yet to see a fire started due to it. More often see cars burn to the ground because of poor fuel line connections or old rotting fuel lines leaking into the engine bay.