A LASTING memorial to those who lost their lives working with molten metal in the steel-making industry ... Hero steelworker who died in Consett blast furnace disaster The men who died in the ...

The men perished after being gassed in a blast furnace at Consett Steelworks in County Durham, on 1 July 1950. John Jeffrey, 46, died after going back into the furnace to try and save his workmates.

Show more Moves to close Consett came in the 1970s, despite heated debates about the future of the plant. In 1980 the death knell sounded for the steel furnaces, and on September 13 1980 the ...

The men perished after being gassed in a blast furnace at Consett Steelworks in County Durham, on 1 July 1950. John Jeffrey, 46, died after going back into the furnace to try and save his workmates.