When a jumpstart goes wrong? Safety Question

Neighbor tried jumping my wife’s ‘06 Nissan Altima, we left it for 10 minutes and came back and the cables had melted through the headlight of both cars and some of the bumper. I wasn’t there but thankfully they stopped their car and were able to disconnect the cables without incident. We noticed after there had been mice living in around her engine from the mouse poop, minimum the last two weeks. What causes jumper cables to do this? Something a rodent may have chewed? Definitely an issue with my wife’s car. Our poor neighbors have a newish midsized suv. My wife has also had constant issues starting her car, even with a new battery I got a year or two ago. Anyone seen this before?

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u/cow_fan_69 Dec 31 '23

So you were not there, you wife and your neighbor left it for 10 mins and came back? I have bad news for you bro

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u/financial_pete Dec 31 '23

I'll spell it out for him... After he hooked up the battery, he hooked up the neighbor's wife.

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u/notmyredditaccountma Dec 31 '23

Did say he was handy