A 43-year-old physical therapist was found dead on Wednesday inside a hyperbaric oxygen chamber at his health clinic in Lake Havasu City, Ariz., after the device caught on fire, according to officials.
The Lake Havasu City Fire Department said in a statement on Thursday that fire and police personnel were dispatched to Havasu Health and Hyperbarics on Wednesday at 10:50 p.m. local time after receiving a 911 call about a burn victim.
When they arrived, they found the building was filled with smoke and an intact hyperbaric chamber appeared to have had a flash fire while a person was inside.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene and identified as Walter Foxcroft. He was the owner of the clinic, according to a LinkedIn page in his name. No one else was injured.
The Lake Havasu City Fire and Police Departments said on Friday that they were still investigating the cause of the fire and the circumstances surrounding Mr. Foxcroft’s death.
It was not clear why Mr. Foxcroft was in the chamber. The clinic did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Friday.
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