The article said that if there was a short is unknown.... so we can't say it was the battery at fault at this time

If you short any battery you will have a fire

Watch this genius short out a Nimh pack....lol... I was at california jets in 2007 someone was fast charging a nicad in there jet. It exploded with the sound of a shot gun, lit on fire and almost took out the whole plane. They acted fast and got it out in time

accidents will happen.... I personally believe lithum packs are as safe as any other battery when used right. For an electric pilot like myself they are on of the biggest advancements in the hobby. Human error is going to be the biggest danger, set charger wrong, short of leads, damage packs.... and then the rare fluke accident

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDwyA45IZck[/youtube]

or set your charger wrong with an A123

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-RPhqkg5z0[/youtube]