WE WERE DRIVING IN AN INTERSTATE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL STOPPED WORKING AND WE WEREN'T ABLE TO GO FASTER THAN 65MPH. A FEW MINUTES LATER, WE HEARD NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AND OTHER DRIVERS WERE SIGNALING US TO MOVE TO THE SHOULDER. WE FOUND OUT OUR CAR STARTED ON FIRE. ACCORDING TO THE TOW TRUCK MECHANIC, THE ENGINE BLEW A ROD.