Perth man fighting for life after robot vacuum cleaner explosion

Lachie Perrem suffered life-threatening injuries after the explosion on Thursday destroyed his share house in Brabham

A Perth man has spent five days fighting for his life after a robot vacuum cleaner explosion set fire to his home.

Lachie Perrem, aged in his 20s, was rushed to hospital on Thursday with life-threatening burns from a blaze that left his fiancee and housemates without their home.