'92 Chevy Silverado battery smoking?

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P-Bate

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Was about to leave for work a few days ago, and when starting the truck, The battery started to spark and white smoke came out. After work I came back and the truck was completely dead. Found out it was a blown fuse and changed it. When trying to reconnect the negative node to the battery started to smoke and spark again. Would it be grounded wrong, or is there something I'm missing?

If it helps, it had been raining heavily all week but I can't see that as relevant.
 
Battery is shorting somewhere to the frame with moisture (hint-rain). Check after the fuse as it was blown.When it dries out, problem will probably disappear, but you need to find out where the short is or it will smoke a new battery and your vehicle may end up on fire!.
 
Remove the Negative cable then the Positive, take the hold down bracket off the battery. Then remove the battery clean the terminal or posts take it to Auto Zone and have it checked and charged for free. Also check the cable ends for corrosion or bad ground, even the starter if it got shorted or drive got damaged and locked up will draw lots of current and could of caused the battery to overload and caused the problem. If the battery checked out ok Install it back. First Connect the pos. then neg. GM autos were really bad about the positive side post cable corroding and doing this problem . Good luck
 
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