i dont think a battery can take out an esc like that.........to me you got it backwards i think the esc took out battery (it might not be the esc that caused the issue maybe soldier joint came off esc and shorted or motor shorted and caused the esc to fry and overload the battery)
if the battery is the correct voltage for the esc what could a battery do to an esc except maybe ripple current?i guess it might have been the battery but i doubt it