Was driving to ST. Joe, Missouri from Ottawa, KS...to look at a couple of banshee's..I was about an hour from home when i noticed my gauges going crazy and my alternator gauges was not charging...So as I was looking for a place to pull of the highway i saw a gas station. As i was getting off the ramp i started smelling something burning. I thought it was my serp belt....I pulled into a nearby shell station shut it off real quick...I jumped out and popped my hood to find my alternator and hood lining in flames....I grabbed a gatorade and energy drink to dump on the flames as i sent my GF inside for some water. I didnt have all the flames out and she was not back outside yet so i ran in and grabbed a cup of water also...as i came back to my truck i realized the front of my truck was about 4 feet from the propane cylinder exchange. A lady who saw the flames when i popped the hood called 911 even though i told her i had it under controll. I managed to get the flames out and my glowing red alternator cooled down before the police and huge fire truck showed up...I called O'reilys and they couldnt even bring an alternator to me!!! to avoid headaches and price of a cab i called my dad and he drove 1.5 hours to take me to the parts store where i bought a new alternator. We put it on and couldnt find any melted wiring so it started up and ran fine. I countinued my trip and came back with a new banshee but my 4 hour trip turned into a 9.5 hour trip...Oh well