I had the inverse experience once:
A lithium battery exploded and I didn't wake. After my partner woke me, I found the kitchen in smoke and an exploded battery & charger.
Just out of curiosity, what kind of battery?
And what kind of charger?
LS1400 non rechargeable LiIon batteries in NiteCore NC i2 Version 2014 Intellicharge
I've had something that seems to be the same a handful of times. Disconcerting.
Though I once had something like this while I was lying awake in the early hours of the morning, which was weird. It turned out that it was the Buncefield oil storage depot exploding about 40 miles away.
I think this article, and your comment have helped me understand something that happened to me a year ago.
Just as i was falling asleep i heard the loudest bang i've ever heard. And was sure someone just bombed the neighbor or someone else down the street. But after having stayed awake for an hour checking the news, and no police or fire department arriving. I went back to sleep.
In the morning i tried to talk about this with my family, but no one had any idea what i was talking about.
But my wife was reading a book and heard absolutely nothing. Of course, I checked the house and nothing.
I heard about this syndrome after that and apparently it’s pretty common. Rare in a lifetime but happens to a lot a people at least once.