Boy, 5, Dies in Hyperbaric Chamber Explosion at Michigan Medical Facility

Boy, 5, Dies in Hyperbaric Chamber Explosion at Michigan Medical Facility
A hyperbaric chamber at the Oxford Center in Brighton, Mich., is shown Feb. 8, 2024. David Guralnick/Detroit News via AP
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TROY, Mich.—A pressurized oxygen chamber exploded Friday, killing a 5-year-old patient and injuring his mother at a suburban Detroit medical facility.

The hyperbaric chamber explosion occurred about 8 a.m. at the Oxford Center in Troy, north of Detroit.