Graham Hewitt talks to Colette Warbrook about his late father Jack, who was part of the rescue team that dealt with the aftermath of a pit explosion in the 1940sJACK Hewitt was the first man to enter the pit following the devastating explosion at Sneyd Colliery on New Year's Day, 1942.The tragedy claimed the lives of 57 men and boys, and what the father-of-three went through that day proved so upsetting that he rarely talked about it afterwards.Jack, whose real name was John, was a member of...
