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A robotic vacuum cleaner's lithium battery caught fire inside a Miami Gardens home, resulting in a 20-year-old man being airlifted to hospital with injuries.

Serious injuryfireconsumeriRobot
Date of incident
2026-02-05
Location
Miami Gardens, Florida, USA
Model
Roomba
Sources
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How the event developed

  1. 2024-02-05Report

    A robotic vacuum cleaner's lithium battery caught fire inside a Miami Gardens home, resulting in a 20-year-old man being airlifted to hospital with injuries.

    local10.com
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