Thanks for the information.
Yes it was a bit of fuzz, and I'll make sure to check those components first. Actually come to think of it, there was a lightning strike incredibly close to the house hitting my back yard, which would definitely explain how it made minced meat out of the surge protectors. However, Ive never seen anything like this much damage. All tvs and cable receivers in my house have received hdmi damage and have had to be replaced, even my computer's onboard ethernet port as well as my cable router's ethernet ports have been fried.