RegistryTMR-0165
A robot vacuum cleaner reactivated itself on a kitchen worktop in Austria, pushed a cooking pot aside, landed on a hot stove element, melted and caught fire, causing smoke damage that rendered the home uninhabitable.
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- Date of incident
- 2013-11-13
- Location
- Austria
- Sources
- 1
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How the event developed
- 2013-11-13Report
A robot vacuum cleaner reactivated itself on a kitchen worktop in Austria, pushed a cooking pot aside, landed on a hot stove element, melted and caught fire, causing smoke damage that rendered the home uninhabitable.
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