75 percent skin burned: 2 weeks in a coma because the vacuum cleaner robot exploded

Perth (Australia) – The Australian Lachie P. (27) was cooking while his robot vacuumed the apartment. The small, flat machine rolled slowly over the ground – nothing seemed unusual. Even when the robot rolled towards him. But then the device suddenly exploded right next to him, engulfing the man in a huge ball of fire!

Lachie P. from Perth (Australia) has been in hospital since the accident on July 2nd. Mother Fiona tells the British Mirror: “He had a robot vacuum cleaner but didn’t know the battery was leaking. When he started cooking something caught fire and one Explosion caused. He was standing right in front of it.”

Fireball of poisonous gases

Robot vacuum cleaner are actually practical: powered by batteries and AI, they clean the apartment independently and relieve you of annoying housework. But in the case of the 27-year-old Australian, the cleaning ended in disaster. In a powerful fireball of poisonous gases the battery exploded of the vacuum cleaner robot and engulfed Lachie in flames. 75 percent of his skin was burned. A was created in the kitchen Brand, which also spread to the living room. The young Australian was taken to hospital with life-threatening burns.

Two weeks in a coma

After the accident, Lachie was in hospital for two weeks Come. He underwent surgery three times, including skin transplants on his torso, fingers and arm. The 27-year-old had to have a feeding tube inserted. His voice was temporarily gone. He has now woken up from his coma. But there are more ahead of him The operation and months of treatment. He is still under narcotics, his mother writes on GoFundMe, where the family is collecting donations for treatment.

But there is also good news, writes his mother: “His transplants are healing well and the physical therapy team is very happy with his progress, especially with the mobility of his hands. Another important milestone was reached today as his feeding tube was removed.”

Lachie and his fiancée also lost their apartment and all their belongings in the fire. And all of this through a robot vacuum cleaner.