Helmet fan problems

I recently went to radio shack and got a 12v computer fan a battery pack and a small slide switch. Have it wired and ready to go but when I turned it on, the battery pack heated up and started smoking. It there something I did wrong? The battery pack adds up to 12v (8 x 1.5v AA batteries) and I made sure I made my connections right. Please help. Thanks
 
I would check your switch, it sounds like something is shorting out the battery.
 
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