Explosion Rocks California's Palm Springs; 1 Dead, Fertility Clinic Damaged

At least one person was reportedly killed after an explosion rocked a neighbourhood and damaged a fertility clinic in the California city of Palm Springs in the United States. This incident was being treated as a possible car explosion, according to officials.

Police and firefighters quickly responded to the explosion outside the clinic on Saturday. The city of Palm Springs said on Saturday in a social media post that the explosion happened at 11 am (local time), and that residents were instructed to avoid the area around North Indian Canyon Drive near East Tachevah Drive.

“The blast appears to be an intentional act of violence and the blast extends for blocks with several buildings damaged, some severely," Palm Springs Police Chief Andy Mills said. The identity of the deceased individual was yet to be ascertained.