A Monroe County man was sentenced to a state prison term Thursday in Carbon County court after previously admitting his part in the operation of a methamphetamine lab which caused an explosion of fire in Lansford.

Tyler Matthew Strawdinger, 21, whose last known address was in Stroudsburg, was sentenced by Judge Joseph J. Matika to serve a total of 18 to 36 months in a state correctional institution on charges of operating a methamphetamine lab, and recklessly endangering another person.The prison term will be followed by two years of probation.On May 18, 2013, Lansford police and fire were dispatched to 117 E. Patterson St., after a mobile meth lab exploded.Also charged in connection with the incident were Kyle M. Frantz, 19, Scott R. Frantz, 44, Jacqueline Slaven, 37, and Kendra Crostley, 20, all of the Lansford address.Crostley previously entered a guilty plea in the case and was sentenced by Matika to time served (65 days) to one year in jail.The other three defendants have their cases pending.Strawdinger has a pending criminal matter in Schuylkill County, it was noted.Matika also ordered Strawdinger to get both a drug and alcohol and mental health evaluations, supply a DNA sample, zero tolerance for D&A use, render a total of 75 hours of community service when released on parole, and pay court costs, which average about $1,000.Strawdinger was given credit for 387 days already spent in jail on the charges.