Great, so someone explicitly asks for evidence that Apple would release laptops that caught on fire, I provide 3 examples, Directly Answering the question; then I get downvoted.

Maybe I didn't provide references. Here's the references, most with the official statement from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

The powerbook 5300 was explicitly recalled, by Apple, for the short-circuit problem. Reference:

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/15/technology/laptop-batterie...

http://news.cnet.com/Apple-woes-continue/2100-1001_3-211692....

http://books.google.com/books?id=R7zgbMJM3vwC&pg=PA10...

2004 recall, same problem:

http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml04/04201.html (Problem: An internal short can cause the battery cells to overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers.)

2005 recall, same problem:

http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml05/05179.html (Hazard: An internal short can cause the battery cells to overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers.)

2006 recall, related problem:

http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml06/06245.html

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/Fire-threat-spurs-...

http://www.macworld.com/article/52084/2006/07/recall.html

This is precisely what he asked for, and now I've included references. But really, if you guys don't value facts, research, and actual answers, then to hell with it. Why do I try? Might as well hang out on Digg.