PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — Officers in California say police and firefighters are responding to an explosion that rocked the town of Palm Springs.

Town of Palm Springs mentioned Saturday in a social medial publish that the explosion occurred at 11 a.m. native time and that residents have been being requested to keep away from the realm round North Indian Canyon Drive close to East Tachevah Drive.

Nima Tabrizi, 37, of Santa Monica, mentioned he was inside a hashish dispensary close by when he felt a large explosion.

“The building just shook, and we go outside and there’s massive cloud smoke,” Tabrizi mentioned. “Crazy explosion. It felt like a bomb went off. … We went up to the scene, and we saw human remains.”

Palm Springs is a tony group within the desert a couple of two-hour drive west of Los Angeles, recognized for upscale resorts and a historical past of movie star residents.

Initially Revealed: Could 17, 2025 at 3:36 PM EDT