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There are detection systems for wheel bay fires but not usually supression systems.
And wheel fires occur on take of as well as landing, it can be a result of hot brakes from a long taxi or a bearing failure causing overheat, or a locked brake leading directly to tire ignition. That is why they have the detection systems in place.
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