A hyperbaric chamber exploded at the Oxford Center in Troy, Michigan, killing a 5-year-old boy being treated and injuring his mother. What to know about the equipment.

The boy was receiving medical treatment at a Michigan medical facility when the chamber exploded on Friday, the authorities said. His mother was also injured.

The 5-year-old boy who died after a hyperbaric chamber exploded has been identified. Lawyers representing the child’s family have identified the victim killed in the explosion as Thomas Cooper, according to the Detroit Free Press and CBS affiliate WWJ-TV .

(CBS DETROIT) - Investigators continue to search for answers after a 5-year-old Royal Oak boy was killed when a hyperbaric oxygen chamber exploded last week. Troy police said it happened Friday morning at the Oxford Center off Livernois near Maple.

The tragic loss of 5-year-old Thomas Cooper, killed in an explosion in a hyperbaric chamber at a medical facility in Troy, Michigan, has left a shattering sense of shock in the community.

Thomas Cooper, 5, loved video games, nature and his family, according to a GoFundMe organized to support his family.

The explosion happened shortly before 8 a.m. at The Oxford Center at 165 Kirts Blvd. Police said the boy was found dead inside the chamber. His mother, who was injured, was with him at the facility at the time of the explosion, officials said.

The family of Thomas Cooper, the 5-year-old boy killed in a hyperbaric chamber explosion at a Troy medical center​, is retaining a Southfield law firm.

The explosion at the Oxford Center in Troy, north of Detroit, killed the child from Royal Oak, Michigan, and injured his mother, authorities said.