{"id":785385,"date":"2026-07-07T19:16:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T19:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/785385\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T19:16:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T19:16:19","slug":"footage-reveals-the-aftermath-of-robot-vacuum-explosion-leaving-lachie-perrem-fighting-for-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/785385\/","title":{"rendered":"Footage reveals the aftermath of robot vacuum explosion, leaving Lachie Perrem fighting for life"},"content":{"rendered":"

CCTV footage has revealed the frantic moments after a freak explosion in Brabham left a young man seriously injured.<\/p>\n

Lachie Perrem was at home on Thursday afternoon when a robotic vacuum exploded in the kitchen<\/a>, leaving him fighting for his life.<\/p>\n

Vision from a home security camera across the road captured every second after the blast including someone desperately warning Mr Perrem who had run back inside the home to \u201cget out\u201d.<\/p>\n

But it was too late by then. Mr Perrem had already suffered significant burns with the video showing his desperation as he runs across his driveway screaming, \u201cHelp! Help!\u201d moments after the blast.<\/p>\n

The 25-year-old can be seen staggering through the street with his clothes burnt off and his skin scorched.<\/p>\n

\"FootageCamera IconFootage of Perrem staggering through the street. Credit: 7NEWS<\/p>\n

His screams were eventually replaced by sirens as fire crews flooded the cul-de-sac.<\/p>\n

\u201cCurrently have one casualty on the lawn, administering first aid . . . burns to 80 per cent of the body,\u201d is what could be heard over the firefighters\u2019 radios.<\/p>\n

Neighbour Rylee Davies told 7News they were putting Mr Perrem into an ambulance as he walked into his driveway.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s quite a shock and a bit of a scare, to be honest. It can happen anywhere, really, in anyone\u2019s home,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Perrem is still unconscious and fighting for his life in the Fiona Stanley Hospital burns unit after undergoing multiple surgeries.<\/p>\n

\"LachieCamera IconLachie Perrem was severely injured after a vacuum exploded. Credit: 7NEWS\/7NEWS<\/p>\n

The explosion also left the rental he was living in with his fiancee and two housemates in ruins.<\/p>\n

The kitchen and living room is unrecognisable as the blaze blew out windows and blackened walls.<\/p>\n

\"TheCamera IconThe Brabham rental has been left torched. Credit: 7NEWS\/7NEWS<\/p>\n

Fire investigators are blaming the blaze on a fault in a robotic vacuum cleaner with the size of the explosion still under investigation.<\/p>\n

The blaze has shocked the WA community including Premier Roger Cook who said his \u201cthoughts were with him and his family\u201d.<\/p>\n

A GoFundMe<\/a> has been set up to help Mr Perrem financially. The page has so far raised more than $22,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CCTV footage has revealed the frantic moments after a freak explosion in Brabham left a young man seriously…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":785386,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[64,63,44,45],"class_list":["post-785385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-australia","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-news","tag-wa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/785385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=785385"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/785385\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/785386"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=785385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=785385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=785385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}