Indio Ralphs - Photo courtesy of @cbtweak on Twitter

A Ralphs in Indio was temporarily evacuated Thursday due to a strange odor inside, but crews were unable to determine the source.

The Riverside County Fire Department responded at 7:19 a.m. to the store in the 49900 block of Jefferson Street.

Officials were unsure what the odor was, but the grocery store was evacuated as a precaution.

After several hours examining the scene, firefighters were unable to locate the source of the odor, but they cleared the store to reopen by late morning.

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