This is a very unfortunate thing to happen to anyone. I fondly hope for the best.
Can this thing happen to a cell all by itself? I have been keeping 2 brand-new CR123 Surefire cells in my tacklebox.
Was the light's mechanical/electrical condition a contributing factor?
What do you guys think are the reasons it happened? How do we prevent this?
When used in series cells should be prefectly identical, matching voltage, capacity and internal resistance.
I am no battery expert but after some cpf search, it seems like such rare accidents happened mostly with made in China primary cells.
Panasonic, Surefire, Energizer and Duracell and most USA made primaries seems to be more consistent, safer to use in series and long term applications.
Anyway I was not aware fumes were really so dangerous for health, and I guess many lithium cell users outside cpf don't even know such dangers.
Thanks for sharing this, I wish you only the best and a full recovery soon.