Robotic vacuum allegedly sparks house fire, 25-year-old critically burned
A robotic vacuum cleaner is blamed for a kitchen fire in Brabham, Australia, leaving a 25-year-old man with severe burns and in critical condition.
A 25-year-old Australian man remains in critical condition after a robotic vacuum cleaner allegedly malfunctioned and sparked a house fire that left him with severe burns over roughly 75% of his body, authorities said. The incident occurred July 2 at a home in Brabham, a suburb northeast of Perth, where firefighters responded to reports of a kitchen fire.