UPON STARTING VEHICLE CONSUMER SMELLED FUEL. THEN, HEARD A LOUD NOISE, AND SAW FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AKTHE INVESTIGATORS REPORT CONCLUDED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS DUE TO THE CRACKING OF A HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL HOSE. THIS ALLOWED FOR UNCONTAINED FUEL TO EMANATE INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *JG