Put torches around it, collect the loot and use tutorials to make it into a mod grinder so you can get free mod drops.Seriously, don't destroy it.
I always destroy them because monsters spawn too fast for me to do anything, or I only have 1 torch.
the skele inside spun around faster and faster, and then there was a poof, but no monsters, could it be that its because im only playing around on peaceful?