Pregnant Louise Thompson was left shaken after an "absolutely devastating" fire tore through her mother's home.
Louise Thompson
The 31-year-old reality TV star and her fiancé Ryan Libbey have been staying with her mother while their South West London home is being renovated but the trio faced a terrifying ordeal when " 'thick chemical smoke travelled through the house within seconds" after a wine cooler exploded.
Louise wrote on Instagram: "Morning guys. A few of you have noticed we have been offline since Wednesday. Contrary to popular opinion (thanks for your well wishes) I haven't gone into labour, but we were involved in a bad house fire in the middle of the night. Thankfully myself, Ryan, my mum and the dogs are all OK.
"It was an absolutely devastating experience but we managed to get out with minimal damage to our health (including the dogs who we lost in the blinding smoke at one point).
"The emergency services were incredible and arrived in 2 minutes. Still probably in shock as it was pretty scary, and could have ended in a different outcome but we will get through it and be grateful for our luck. A big wake up call as to what is really important in life."
Louise - who was hospitalised following the blaze - shared more details on what caused the fire.
She explained: "In our case no one had done anything wrong, there was nothing we could have done to prevent it. A wine cooler that no one ever really touched exploded in the middle of the night.
"Fridge fires are scary because there is no build up and they happen without warning. It doesn't start slowly releasing a bit of smoke to trigger the alarms giving you a chance to think about things. It's a zero-100 sort of situation.
"I also believe the combination of electricity with water and plastic is a pretty toxic combination. The air honestly smelled of pure poison."
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