Electrical short when connecting to printer via USB - Acer Aspire R15

I had a rather scary experience yesterday when trying to connect my Canon printer to the USB port of my Acer Aspire R15. For some reason, as soon as I plugged in the USB cable to the laptop there was a large spark and I suddenly smelled a burning electrical smell. The printer has functioned fine for several years and still prints fine via Wi-Fi. Unfortunately, the laptop went completely dark, with the exception of two blue lights on the front side, which have now also gone dark. It will not power up, whether connected to AC power or battery. What is my next course of action?

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billsey

Sorry to say there's likely not a lot you can do at this point. Something pretty obviously got fried. The blue lights show battery and power status, I believe. Sounds like the battery continued to discharge after the event, perhaps the laptop was still running, but not showing the screen. When you plug the charger in do you get any lights?