2008 KENWORTH T660 WITH A CATERPILLAR C-15 ENGINE. CONSUMER STATES TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE AFTER ACCIDENT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED A TANKER TRUCK SUDDENLY STOPPED UNEXPECTEDLY AND THE CONSUMERS HUSBAND HIT THE TANKERS BUMPER. SMOKE AND FLAMES STARTED POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE GOOD OF THE TRACTOR. THE CONSUMERS HUSBAND GRABBED THE EXTINGUISHER, RAN TO THE FRONT OF THE TRUNK, BUT BECAUSE OF THE SMOKE AND FLAMES, HE WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE HOOD. HE DISCHARGED THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WELL, BUT THE ENTIRE TRACTOR WAS SOON ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES AND THE TRACTOR WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND YARD. THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATORS COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE, DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF FIRE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. *JB