Oxygen chamber at Michigan medical center explodes, killing 5‑year-old boy inside

Oxygen chamber at Michigan medical center explodes, killing 5‑year-old boy inside

THE SIGNAL

A 5‑year-old boy was killed and his mother was injured after the hyperbaric chamber he was in at a Troy, Michigan, medical facility exploded Friday.
A hyperbaric chamber is a hard, enclosed compartment with pressurized air that’s 100% oxygen, as opposed to the 21% found in normal air. The heightened amount of oxygen seeps into the body and accelerates healing, but is also combustible.

The chamber exploded at 7:54 a.m. The boy inside, hailing from nearby Royal Oak, was pronounced dead at the scene, the Tr …

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