Wojtas

Miner’s First Name:   Leonard
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Miner’s Last Name:   Wojtas
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Birth Place of Miner:   Nanticoke
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AGE 11 THE PLAIN SPEAKER, HAZLETON, PA., SATURDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 15, 1957 . Explosion Kills Miner At Nanticoke; Four Others Are Seriously Burned Jr., 35; Frank Guzowski, 40, all ‘ of Nanticoke; and John Skirchak, 44 ,of Nuangola. The cause of the explosion was not immediately determined. Glen Alden officials said it could have been from a delayed dynamite charge or from an accumulation of mine gas. The explosion came after a blasting operation in – An explosion in a Wilkes-Barre area mine yesterday killed one miner and seriously burned four others. Leonard Wojtas, 40, of Nanticoke, was trapped by an underground blast at the Glen Alden Corporation’s Loomis colliery in Hanover Township. For 3Vs hours a rescue crew, hampered by smoke and debris, struggled to reach Wojtas in the hope that he might still be alive. Those who found the body said it was partly buried an badly burned. The other four were taken to Nanticoke Hospital. Wojtas is survived by his widow and 2 small children.

Place & Manner of Miner’s Death:   Glen Alden Corp Loomis Colliery. Explosion
Died:   June 14, 1957
Birth Date:   October 4, 1916

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Number of Children:   2

Child Name 1:   Leonard
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Birth Date:   January 16, 1947

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Birth Date:   August 21,1953

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Author’s Name:   Lori
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Author’s Last Name:   Gober
Relationship to Miner:   Granddaughter