> There was a bang as I backed away causing the back to pop and smoke kept pouring out. It kept sizzling for a few minutes and then finally it stopped. > The h

> There was a bang as I backed away causing the back to pop and smoke kept pouring out. It kept sizzling for a few minutes and then finally it stopped. > The house had filled up with smoke everywhere, the acidic stench of melted plastic made my eyes water. > After I had opened up all the windows in the house and cleared out the smoke, ... Wrong answer. The correct answer was "leave the building and call the fire department". You really really do not want to breathe the smoke from a battery fire.