screenshot photo credit Binghamton Press & Sun Bulletin .  The GSA Depot Hillcrest NY was built in 1942, it's former name during the late 1940's and 1950's was the 'Binghamton Air Force Specialized Depot' at 1151 Hoyt Ave Binghamton NY .  The Binghamton Depot GSA Hillcrest stored highly flammable Benzene along with  columbium /tantalum and tungsten ores and commodities; some of which contain naturally occurring radioactive materials in the form of uranium and thorium. None of that information was included in the 'fluff piece' news article seen above published by the Binghamton Press on Oct 8, 1961 and written by Bob Dolan about how well the GSA Depot was protected by multiple fire departments. There was no mention of huge stock pile of flammable Benzene stored at the facility. The ores and concentrates at GSA Depot Hillcrest contained sufficient quantities of two naturally occurring radionuclides as to require licensing by the Nuclear Regulatory ...