[Dan O.]

Originally Posted by Max

Anybody had an electric oven "blow up"

No but oven elements fail all the time as explained at the following link:

LINK > How do I test an electric stove element?

any idea of what could have actually caused this to happen

That's just one of the ways an element can fail. The only things I know of which might precipitate it is having foil in close proximity to it or possibly spraying oven cleaner on it.

and should I worry about it happening again with a new element?

The element will likely fail again... eventually. Whether it will fail in the same way is impossible to say. But there isn't much else such a failure can affect when it does occur. The oven is basically metal can can't catch on fire. Sparks might ruin what was being cooked at the time.

Jenn-Air SVD48600... I'm thinking that all I need to do is replace the heating element (or have someone replace it for me) and I will be all set.

Probably. You can see the replacement element for your model at the following link and read general tips on replacing a bake element below as well.

LINK > Jenn-Air SVD48600 Bake Element
LINK > How do I replace an oven element?

JFYI

Dan O.
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