LOS ANGELES — One person is dead after a car exploded in Palm Springs, California, a law enforcement source familiar with the investigation said. "This was a powerful explosion," the source said, describing a very large debris field and damage to multiple businesses nearby. The identity of the deceased person and their involvement in the explosion is not yet clear. There is no information yet on injuries or a possible motive, including whether a nearby fertility clinic was targeted. The FBI'sLos Angeles bureau said on Xit is responding to the explosion, with investigators, bomb technicians and an evidence response team on scene. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has been briefed on the explosion, which hispress office saidoccurred at a health facility in Palm Springs. Videos posted to social mediaand verified by NBC News captured theforce of the blast. Multiple businesses had theirwindows blown outand sustained other structural damage. Firefighters were seen in the videos dragging hoses into buildings. Social media also showed clouds of smokerising from the area, appearing to center around the health facility where the explosion occurred.
