An explosive device went off inside a Sam’s Club store in Ontario, California, on Thursday afternoon, but no one was injured and there was no significant damage, according to authorites.
Emergency crews first responded to reports of a structural fire at the store around 5 p.m. EDT, Ontario police said in a post on Twitter.
The incident was initially reported to police dispatchers by a witness who heard popping sounds, according to KABC-TV.
Customers and employees were evacuated from the store as authorities investigated.
Police pulled over a car a short distance from the store and located another explosive device inside it, KABC reported. A suspect was taken into custody.
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There’s no word on a motive.
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