Ex-Olympian Greg Rutherford just revealed a ‘harrowing’ ordeal his family went through. The former Olympic long jumper and Strictly Come Dancing star shared the chilling incident that occurred in his home, leaving his family shaken, with his nearly 200k Instagram followers. Rutherford took to Instagram to post footage of the aftermath, revealing the chaotic scene following the sudden explosion of one of his skylights.
Rutherford described the experience as ‘one of the most terrifying’ of his life. He recounted the moment in vivid detail: ‘One of our skylights up here just exploded. I was literally standing in the kitchen, watching the TV on the wall, and it just went bang.
Glass went everywhere.’ He went on to express his immense relief that his son Milo, nine, was not in the vicinity at the time. He said: ‘Kid you not, two minutes before, Milo was down here doing some school work.
I said, “It’s a nice day, go out on the deck, mate.” And thank God I did that because if not, I can’t even imagine what could have happened.’ The cause of the explosion remains unclear, with Rutherford speculating whether the sun’s heat could have played a role.
‘I’ve no idea if it’s the sun that’s heated it up or if something like this happens, but I cannot explain to you how terrifying. I’ve been walking in and out because I’ve been trying to tidy up today. I’ve walked past this 50 times in the last half an hour.
What a harrowing thing to happen,’ he adde.
