A person was taken to the hospital with minor injuries after a small explosion at a restaurant under construction in Palm Springs on Friday.
The incident happened a bit before 11 am at El Patron at the corner of Palm Canyon and Tahquitz Canyon in downtown Palm Springs, according to KESQ.
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Authorities were called and the space was evacuated and portions of the streets surrounding the building were closed, according to KMIR.
No word on what caused the explosion.
