The Last Blast - the end of one era, and a new beginning -

It was Sunday morning at 8.30 a.m. and a glowing stream of pig iron began to roll under the blast furnace No. 1 at the Vítkovice Ironworks, accompanied by a sizzle of hot sparks as it had so many times before. A blast was taking place under the furnace. This time, however, it was different, it was watched by 1,200 employees, it was 27 September 1998 and this blast was the last ever in Vítkovice.