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Based on some of the comments and responses, it sounds like my Instantpot is around the same age. Presumably yours is a similar design/style.
For this to have happened assuming we're using similar models, it means that there were multiple simultaneous failures on the safety mechanisms and at least 1 if not 2 points of human failure. Basically, you won the reverse lottery and that sucks. There's basically no way I could reproduce this on my machine without going to extraordinary lengths like using super glue and who knows what else.
At least you were relatively lucky in the sense that this could have been a much worse disaster and by American healthcare standards, this was on the low end of expensive.
Regarding the pressure cooker, for sure it was multiple fail points.
We're lucky enough to have benefits that were considered really good in the 90s. Not many companies still offer that these days.