Shamokin, PA Coal Mine Explosion, Feb 1964 | GenDisasters ...
THREE KILLED IN MINE BLAST NEAR SHAMOKIN. Shamokin, Pa. (UPI) An underground explosion killed three miners and critically injured another Monday shortly before they were to quit work. The explosion about 700 feet below the surface killed JOSEPH A. BEDNARCZYK, about 26, his brother, LEROY, 21, and VICTOR HYNOSKI, about 42, all of Shamokin.