Matthew Thompson, a Sky News correspondent and former Newsnight journalist, has described a horrifying episode that has left him homeless.
Thompson revealed that his Nutri Bullet blender’spontaneously erupted into flames,’ resulting in a ‘big fire’ in his now ‘uninhabitable’ flat.
The scary experience was posted by the Northern Irish presenter on Twitter, where he said that the ‘collective response’ he’s gotten from various agencies hasn’t helped.
Thompson wrote: ‘Well. I cam home from a 14 hour day at work yesterday to find there had been a large fire in my flat.
‘It is currently uninhabitable.
‘Seems our @nutribullet spontaneously burst into flames.’
He added: ‘How’s your weekend going?’
Thompson went on to detail the challenges he’s now facing in the comments, writing: ‘The real challenge is that this country comes to a full scale halt on a weekend.
The real challenge is that this country comes to a full scale halt on a weekend. @LondonFire can’t tell me what happened until Monday. Buildings insurance @McLarensGlobal are unreachable.
I am homeless, have no idea why my flat has caught fire, and the collective response is 🤷♂️
— Matthew Thompson (@mattuthompson) June 24, 2023
‘@LondonFire can’t tell me what happened until Monday. Buildings insurance @McLarensGlobal are unreachable.
‘I am homeless, have no idea why my flat has caught fire, and the collective response is [sic].’
‘Very sorry to hear this,’ presenter Matthew Stadlen wrote, while someone else added: ‘I’m sorry to hear that Matthew, it must be horrible to arrive home to that.’
