It was interesting to see that burnt up battery. Having used Lithium batteries for a number of years almost exclusively for my outdoors and survival gear having zero problems.
I recently switched back to Alkaline because my new GPSMAP 60CSx does not like Lithium batteries, it actually shuts itself down. It is a shame because Lithium batteries offer a number of benefits in a survival situation, longer life and shelf life and less weight. I hope to find a solution to this issue soon, Garmin claims their software update has fixed it but practical experience has proven otherwise.