16 November 1956  Tonawanda News
North Tonawanda NY

2 Are Killed In Explosion At Scranton

Scranton, Pa (UP) - Two men were killed Thursday night in a blast which
rocked a DuPont powder processing plant near here.

The victims were Willard Lake, 54, of Peckville, and John Stankosky,
38, of Winton, Pa.  They were processing 3,000 pounds of black powder
in a three-story concrete building at Moosic when the explosion occurred.

Plant Foreman John H. Caines, of Dunmore, and his assistant, Kenneth
Stalbird, of Moosic, escaped death by a few minutes.  They left the
building to go to another part of the plant about ten minutes before
the blast let go at 10:35 p.m.

Scranton residents said their homes were shaken by the blast and some
windows in the southern section of the city, eight miles from the plant,
were shattered.  The concussion was felt as far away as Stroudsburg,
some 50 miles from the scene.