Strong chemical smell from HP spectre XT pro and laptop doesn't switch on without power cable

[Fligg]

May be unrelated but firstly about a week ago I noticed that my hp spectre xt no longer holds power unless the power cable is plugged in, despite the battery indicating that is has full charge. Now when I turn my laptop on, an extremely strong chemical smell is being emitted, not so much a burning smell but a chemical smell. I've since been actually too frightened to turn it on again as my lungs have since felt strained, my sinuses inflamed and I've had headaches and vague nausea. I sometimes work from home and I'm worried about my young child being exposed to this too. Please could you tell me how to rectify this? I only a few months ago had a service from HP with a new motherboard and screen. So this is concerning. Thanks

[danny-r]

@Fligg

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