A worker hailed as a hero in a 2001 steel plant explosion in Wales died from severe burns after falling into molten waste at the same plant five years later. Kevin Downey, a married 49-year-old father of two, died in the burn unit of a Swansea hospital. He fell into a piece of equipment called a “slag runner” while working in a blast furnace. A spokesman for Corus steelworks said a preliminary investigation had found no evidence of an explosion or catastrophic failure that could have contributed to Downey’s fall. He had worked at the plant since leaving school. A coworker said […]
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