Hyperbaric Chamber Explosion Kills 5-Year-Old Boy

February 3, 2025

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(New York Times) – A fire started inside an oxygen-rich hyperbaric chamber at a Michigan medical facility on Friday, causing it to explode, killing a 5-year-old boy who was inside receiving treatment, officials said.

Emergency personnel arrived at the Oxford Center in Troy, Mich., which is about 30 minutes north of Detroit, around 8 a.m., and found the boy, of Royal Oak, Mich., dead inside the wreckage of the hyperbaric chamber, Lt. Ben Hancock with the Troy Police Department, said at a news conference. (Read More)