Kesmarc-Ocala Hyperbaric explosion

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Terrible, tragic thing. My heart goes out to the families. Kesmarc has always had a reputation for doing good, safe hyperbaric medicine.

Darren Ley, who works at New Episode Training Center at 2001 NW 110th Ave. told a Star-Banner reporter that people he knew at Kesmarc told him that the horse was shoed and that the thrashing of the animal's hooves may have ignited a spark.

Standard procedure is to cover shoes w/wrap, remove them to prevent spark, or use rubber floor/walls. Use only cotton halters without metal. Dampen down the haircoat first with water to remove static spark threat. Etc.

Sparks will cause an in-chamber fire of combustables, but rarely an explosion. From the video,

http://www.wptv.com/dpp/tablet_showc...itation-center

it appears the chamber is still intact, but blew straight up off the foundation. There isn't much to kick inside that chamber model, but a sudden decompression could cause a non-fire "explosion".