A robot vacuum exploded at a home in Brabham, Perth, critically burning 25-year-old Lachie a person over approximately 75% of his body and destroying the property.
- Date of incident
- 2026-07-03
- Location
- Brabham, Western Australia, Australia
- Sources
- 9
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How the event developed
- 2026-07-06Report
A robot vacuum exploded at a home in Brabham, Perth, critically burning 25-year-old Lachie a person over approximately 75% of his body and destroying the property.
perthnow.com.au - 2026-07-07Follow-up
A robot vacuum explosion left a 25-year-old man critically injured with burns covering 75% of his body
people.com - 2026-07-07Follow-up
A robotic vacuum cleaner malfunctioned and sparked a house fire in Brabham, Australia, leaving 25-year-old Lachie a person with life-threatening burns over approximately 75% of his body.
cleveland.com - 2026-07-07Report
A robot vacuum cleaner explosion caused a fire at a home in Brabham, Perth, leaving a person, a man in his 20s, with life-threatening burns over approximately 75% of his body and destroying the home.
theguardian.com - 2026-07-07Follow-up
A robotic vacuum exploded inside a residential home in Brabham, northeast of Perth, leaving 27-year-old Lachie a person critically injured with burns to 75 per cent of his body.
7news.com.au - 2026-07-08Follow-up
A robot vacuum cleaner exploded while charging at a home in Brabham, Perth, causing a fire that left a 25-year-old man with burns over 75% of his body and in critical condition.
sportschosun.com - 2026-07-08Follow-up
A robot vacuum caught fire and exploded inside the kitchen of a Perth home, critically burning 25-year-old Lachie a person over approximately 75% of his body and leaving him and his housemates without a home.
local12.com - 2026-07-16Follow-up
A 25-year-old tradesman was nearly killed by a robot vacuum cleaner
dailymail.com - 2026-07-23Follow-up
A robot vacuum exploded, leaving an Australian tradesman fighting for his life; the sequence of events has been revealed.
dailymail.com
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- perthnow.com.auA robot vacuum exploded at a home in Brabham, Perth, critically burning 25-year-old Lachie a person over approximately 75% of his body and destroying the property.2026-07-06copy 2026-09-03tier 2
- people.comA robot vacuum explosion left a 25-year-old man critically injured with burns covering 75% of his body2026-07-07no copytier 2
- cleveland.comA robotic vacuum cleaner malfunctioned and sparked a house fire in Brabham, Australia, leaving 25-year-old Lachie a person with life-threatening burns over approximately 75% of his body.2026-07-07no copytier 2
- theguardian.comA robot vacuum cleaner explosion caused a fire at a home in Brabham, Perth, leaving a person, a man in his 20s, with life-threatening burns over approximately 75% of his body and destroying the home.2026-07-07copy 2026-09-06tier 1
- 7news.com.auA robotic vacuum exploded inside a residential home in Brabham, northeast of Perth, leaving 27-year-old Lachie a person critically injured with burns to 75 per cent of his body.2026-07-07copy 2026-09-06tier 2
- sportschosun.comA robot vacuum cleaner exploded while charging at a home in Brabham, Perth, causing a fire that left a 25-year-old man with burns over 75% of his body and in critical condition.2026-07-08copy 2026-09-06tier 2
- local12.comA robot vacuum caught fire and exploded inside the kitchen of a Perth home, critically burning 25-year-old Lachie a person over approximately 75% of his body and leaving him and his housemates without a home.2026-07-08copy 2026-09-15tier 2
- dailymail.comA 25-year-old tradesman was nearly killed by a robot vacuum cleaner2026-07-16copy 2026-09-01tier 2
- dailymail.comA robot vacuum exploded, leaving an Australian tradesman fighting for his life; the sequence of events has been revealed.2026-07-23copy 2026-09-15tier 2
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