CAR STALLED WHILE AT A STOP SIGNAL, THEN RE-STARTED, THEN STALLED AGAIN AND FIRE WAS SEEN COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. EXTINGUISHED BY TOWELS AND WATER. DAMAGE NOTED TO BE A MELT-DOWN AT BATTERY AND BOTH POS AND NEG CABLES. SOME MELTED AND BURNED COMPONENTS ADJACENT. INSURANCE FIRE INVESTIGATOR NOTED DAMAGE IN STARTER AREA.*AK