TROY, MI -- An investigation is underway, but officials in Troy have confirmed a 5-year-old Royal Oak boy was killed Friday in an explosion at a medical facility.

A heartbreaking incident unfolded on Friday morning at the Oxford Medical Center in Troy, Michigan, where a 5-year-old boy tragically lost his life due to an explosion in a hyperbaric chamber. The event took place around 8 a.

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First responders were called around 8 a.m. to The Oxford Center, located at 165 Kirts Blvd near Livernois Road in Troy, Michigan. A hyperbaric chamber exploded with the child inside, according to the Troy Fire Department. When first responders arrived on the scene, they determined the child, a 5-year-old boy from Royal Oak, was dead.

A 5-year-old boy is dead after a hyperbaric chamber he was inside exploded at a medical facility Friday in Troy, Michigan, police and fire officials said.

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A 5-year-old Michigan boy was killed Friday morning when a hyperbaric chamber he was inside of exploded, officials said. Police and firefighters responded to The Oxford Medical Center in Troy around 8 a.

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