My Bose QC-35 II headphones burst into flames and left me with chemical burns
It would be good to see an autopsy, to find out if it's actually the battery that went into thermal runaway, or something else that shorted and dumped all of its energy.<p><i>I have no idea how much heavy metals I've been exposed to by inhaling the toxic smoke. I don't know how much smoke my pregnant wife inhaled. I worry how much chemical residue is on my desk, floor, walls, how much is getting recycled by my HVAC system, how much exposure my pets had.</i><p>That sort of paranoia doesn't help. In fact it may cause psychosomatic symptoms (nocebo effect). You've probably inhaled far worse if you've ever been to a barbeque, gas station, or just took a walk in one of the more crowded areas of the city.