https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Station_nightclub_fire#Civ...
The DJ should assume his equipment is going to catch fire and be prepared to deal with it. For example, why was flammable material near the power supply?
I'm being a little unfair with this example because nightclubs are particularly dangerous. Even so, how many people here take their electronics to bed? Are you sure the power supply did not get covered with clothes or a blanket?
http://www.nciaa.com/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=160641&...
The Apple blogger army would be out in force defending Apple in that case.
What do you think? Would Apple be liable?
I would argue that the Apple design also has to be close to the most reliable possible design, since a high failure rate will will encourage people to buy questionable aftermarket devices.
I would also argue that Apple should not try to make a high profit on safety critical devices for the same reason.
http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/computers/apple-slammed-o...
Who gets sued in this case? Everyone! At the very least: the DJ, the club owner, the city, Apple, Amazon, 3rd party seller, maybe even UL if they are not aggressively protecting their logo.