We developed a new propane burner satisfying the requirements of the localized fire test for hydrogen fuel tank proposed by SAE. This paper introduces the specifications of this burner, and reports its characteristics as determined from various fire exposure tests in order to provide data that would be useful for the design of automotive compressed fuel cylinders. Our fire exposure tests included localized and engulfing fire tests to compare TPRD activation time, cylinder burst pressure and other parameters among different flame configurations and to identify the effects of an automotive compressed fuel cylinder on localized fire test results.