Oxygen Chamber explodes and kills 5 -year -old boy in the USA

The boy’s mother was next to the chamber and was injured in her arms, according to police authority. The information was released on Saturday (1st) by Lieutenant Ben Hancock of the Troy Police Department at a press conference about the incident.

Cause of the explosion is being investigated. The Troy Fire Department announced that a hyperbaric chamber “contains 100% oxygen, which is up to three times the amount present in a normal environment.” At the press conference, Lieutenant Keith Youngum, the corporation spokesman, stressed that “the presence of such a high amount of oxygen in a pressurized environment can make it extremely fuel.”

Firefighters, however, claim what kind of explosion it is “unusual”, and that “if” remains under active investigation “. Local authority have not reported more details of the case so far.

What says medical center. The local newspaper Detroit Free Press, Andrew Kistner, spokesman for The Oxford Center, said the explosion day was “exceptionally difficult” for the center’s employees. Then he said: “The safety and well-being of the children we serve are our greatest priority. Nothing like that has happened in over 15 years providing this type of therapy. We don’t know why or how it happened and we will participate in all investigations that now need to be conducted. “