Phhsssseee ... tic .. tic-tic ... tic-tic-tic-tic ... PHOOF ... *BAM*
No kidding, happened a few days ago. A class-D driver decided to go berserk while endurance-testing a circuit. I could get over there fast enough to turn it off. It took a lot of other stuff with it. All the fancy over-current protection in there didn't manage to protect the stage from death-spiraling. Replacing ICs on 2oz copper is a bear.
This time the stench wasn't too bad though. Just a wee electric scent.