AN MD80 FLC FIRES BOTH FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLES TO #2 ENG IN AN ATTEMPT TO PUT OUT A FIRE THAT WAS NEAR THE TAIL OF THE ENG AFTER PARKING AT THE RAMP IN DFW; TX.

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DURING PARKING CHKLIST; COCKPIT AND CABIN DOOR OPENED. RAMPER ENTERED COCKPIT AND ADVISED R ENG ON FIRE. THERE WERE NO FIRE INDICATIONS IN THE COCKPIT. CAPT PULLED #2 FIRE HANDLE AND DISCHARGED BOTTLE #1. VIA GND INTERPHONE; INFORMED R ENG STILL ON FIRE. CAPT DISCHARGED BOTTLE #2 INTO R ENG. COCKPIT CREW INITIATED AND COMPLETED GND EVAC CHKLIST. NO KNOWN INJURIES TO PAX OR CREW. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: FO RPTR STATED THAT; FORTUNATELY FOR THEM; BOTH OF THE ENGS HAD BEEN LEFT RUNNING AS THERE WAS A SHORT TAXI WITH NO GATE DELAY. THE CREW NOTED THE OIL QUANTITY IN THE SHUTDOWN CHKLIST WITH THE #2 ENG SHOWING 12 QUARTS. AFTER THE SHUTDOWN WAS COMPLETED; THE QUANTITY HAD DROPPED TO 8 QUARTS. THE PIC MADE A COMMENT THAT THE RAMP MIGHT HAVE SOME OIL ON IT. AT THAT POINT; THE CREW DID NOT KNOW THAT THE 8TH STAGE BEARING HAD FAILED AND OIL WAS SPOUTING OUT ONTO THE HOT SECTION IN THE EXHAUST AREA; CREATING A FIRE. THE PAX AND FLT ATTENDANTS DID NOT NOTE THE FIRE AS IT WAS A HOT DAY AND JUST AS THE ACFT WAS PARKED; THE PIC MADE A REQUEST FOR THE SHADES TO BE DROPPED ON THE WINDOWS TO KEEP THE ACFT COOLER. WHEN THE FIRE WAS KNOWN; THE PIC COORD WITH THE CABIN VIA THE PA AND THE REMAINING PAX WERE HURRIED OFF THE ACFT THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR. IT WAS A LIGHT LOAD. EMER GND EQUIP WAS CALLED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EVAC CHKLIST.