Ah, well I guess we didn't look hard enough for the temp controls!! DH always likes to go to the market & stocks up on a 12 pack of Coke for the room--he loves his icy, though not sure about exploded!A refrigerator in a room at GCH did catch fire, or at least generated smoke. This prompted the replacement of refrigerators in all 3 DLR hotels. A large number were replaced, but might have just been specific models.
I recently (within the last year) adjusted a refrigerator at GCH to maximum cold, and my can sodas froze and exploded.
Oh yeah, I do recall hearing about the fridges getting replaced-- I think that during that transition, some of the rooms did not have a fridge, and a guest would have to special request one.