I would like to see it repeated by a number of indepenant sources first.
The heat was highly localized, and they read the information wrong.
I keep on thinking of the 'cold fusion' experiments. I think this lab is of better quality than the university of Utah though, and they waited until they had a paper to publish to announce it.
It MIGHt be a more economical way to start fusion reaction in the long run. The problem with starting a fusion reaction with lasers is the intenstiy of the beams and the precision that is needed.