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Explosion at medical facility leads to 5-year-old’s death TROY — At 7:54 a.m. Jan. 31, the Troy Fire Department and the Troy Police Department
responded to a report of a hyperbaric chamber explosion that killed a 5-year-old boy from Royal Oak. The explosion took place at the Oxford Center, located at 165 Kirts Blvd.
Upon arrival, it was determined the child inside the chamber had died. “I think the mother of the child also suffered some injuries to her arms as she was standing right
next to the chamber when the explosion occurred,” Troy Police Department Lt. Ben Hancock said during a press conference that was held at 10:30 a.m. Jan. 31 at the Troy Police Department.
The Oxford Center provides therapy to children for a wide variety of physical and mental health conditions. “Hyperbaric Oxygen Thera-
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Troy Public Library comes closer to new building plans BY SARAH WRIGHT swright@candgnews.com
TROY — Plans for a new Troy Public Library building are steadily coming to fruition after City Council members approved a budget amendment and a recommended architect pick for the potential new building’s schematic design and cost opinion. The library officially opened at 510 W. Big Beaver Road in 1971. According to the TPL’s Year in Review for 2023-2024, the library has had 1,014,368 items circulated, 344, 049 patron visits, 336,791 items in collection and 71,681 library card holders. The library’s total expense breakdown is listed as $6,320,456 with the total revenue listed as $7,211,589. In 2023, the consulting firm ReThinking Libraries was hired to assess the library and consider improvement plans for the next five years. The firm See LIBRARY on page 10A Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
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