TROY, Mich. (CBS Detroit) — 4 individuals have been arrested after a 5-year-old boy was killed in a hyperbaric chamber explosion in Troy, Michigan.
The Troy Police Division confirmed that the arrests occurred Monday morning. They’re scheduled to be arraigned on Tuesday.
CBS Information Detroit reached out to the Oxford Heart for remark and obtained the next assertion:
“After cooperating with a number of investigations beginning instantly after the tragic accident in January, we’re dissatisfied to see costs filed.
“The timing of those costs is stunning, as the standard protocol after a fire-related accident has not but been accomplished. There are nonetheless excellent questions on how this occurred. But, the Legal professional Normal’s workplace proceeded to pursue costs with out these solutions.
“Our highest priority every day is the safety and wellbeing of the children and families we serve, which continues during this process.”
Investigators say Thomas Cooper was within the chamber when it exploded on Jan. 31, 2025. The boy’s mom was within the room on the time and was injured within the explosion. In a information convention shortly after the incident, Troy police and hearth departments didn’t point out what could have led to the explosion however mentioned that hyperbaric chambers are full of 100% oxygen and are, due to this fact, flamable gadgets.
Inside days of the tragedy, the household retained Fieger Regulation, which alleges that the middle had a historical past of being concerned in questionable enterprise practices.
Legal professional James Harrington advised CBS Information Detroit final month that his workplace was on the point of file a lawsuit demanding solutions into what led to his loss of life. Harrington mentioned the lawsuit might be filed pending their investigation.
“Under no circumstances … should anything ever like this happen and the only way this happens is negligence,” Harrington mentioned. “This industry in Michigan is unregulated. There’s not a lot of science to back these claims that are being made as to what ailments and problems can actually be fixed or better by this hyperbaric treatment.”
