Sky News presenter 'homeless' after kitchen fire leaves house 'uninhabitable'

27 June 2023 , 08:37
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Sky News presenter 'homeless' after kitchen fire leaves house 'uninhabitable'
Sky News presenter 'homeless' after kitchen fire leaves house 'uninhabitable'

A SKY News presenter has been "left homeless" after a horror kitchen fire made left house "uninhabitable".

Matthew Thompson - who also used to work on BBC's Newsnight - took to social media over the weekend to reveal all about the shock incident.

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Sky News' Matthew Thompson has been 'left homeless' after a kitchen fireCredit: Sky News
The presenter shared the news on Twitter over the weekend
The presenter shared the news on Twitter over the weekendCredit: Sky News

He wrote: "Well. I came 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. How’s your weekend going?"

He continued: "The real challenge is that this country comes to a full scale halt on a weekend.

Explosion flattens 4 houses with victims rushed to hospital after 'gas leak'Explosion flattens 4 houses with victims rushed to hospital after 'gas leak'

"@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 [shrug emoji]."

Fellow journalist Matthew Stadlen replied: "Very sorry to hear this."

While another follower added: "I’m sorry to hear that Matthew, it must be horrible to arrive home to that."

A third tweeted: "Jesus Matt that's awful. Hope you and the family are ok."

Meanwhile a fourth shared: "So sorry to read this - what an awful set of circumstances. Best wishes for everything."

Last month, Matthew revealed he had become a father during an appearance on Kay Burley's Sky News show.

Jill Robinson

X - Twitter, sky news, Homes

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