At least one person died after a car exploded near a reproductive facility in Palm Springs, California, according to local authorities.

Officials did not immediately say whether the person believed to have died was related to the car, but facility officials said all staff at the building were safe and physically unharmed.

Palm Springs Police Lieutenant William Hutchinson reportedly told the Desert Sun that the explosion came after a bomb exploded in a car parked in the clinic. "Everything is in doubt whether this is an act of terrorism," Hutchinson said, according to reports.

A social media account belonging to the Palm Springs city government said Saturday that the explosion occurred at 11 a.m. local time and asked residents to avoid the area near East Tachewa Avenue near North India Canyon Avenue.

The Desert Sun reports that an explosion could feel as many as 2 miles (3 kilometers) after the fertility clinic in the U.S. Reproductive Center.

Investigators from alcohol, tobacco, guns and explosives are heading to the scene to help assess what happened, spokesman Nicole Lozano said.

Dr. Maher Abdallah, who runs the American Reproductive Center where the explosion occurred, told the Associated Press in a telephone interview that all his employees are safe and responsible.

The explosion damaged the office space of the practice and consulted with patients in that space. The explosion did not damage the in vitro fertilization (IVF) laboratory and all stored embryos.

“I really don’t know what happened,” Abdullah said. “Thank God today is our day without a sick person.”

A video posted on X by former Fox News Correspondent Rick Leventhal shows widespread losses outside the facility.

Nima Tabrizi, 37, of Santa Monica, said he had been in a nearby marijuana dispensary when he felt a massive explosion.

"The building just shook and we walked outside and there were so many clouds and smoke," Tabrizi said. "Crazy explosion. It felt like a bomb exploded...we got on the scene and we saw the remains of humans."

Palm Springs is a Tony neighborhood in the desert, about two hours east of Los Angeles, known for its upscale resorts and the history of celebrity residents.

More details as soon as possible…

The Associated Press contributed the report