Attorney General Pam Bondi posted on X that there "appears to be a horrific incident that killed at least three at a law enforcement training facility" and that investigators were on-site "working to learn more"

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said "arson investagators and members of the LAPD bomb squad are assisting" at the scene in the Monterey Park area

"The thoughts of all Angelenos are with all of those impacted by this blast," she said on X

California Governor Gavin Newsom's office said he had been briefed on "the reported explosion" and was "closely monitoring the situation"

Fox News and other US media outlets said the incident at Biscailuz Training Center appeared to have been an accident and killed at least three sheriff's deputies