On January 31, 2026, a devastating explosion occurred in the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas, reportedly caused by a gas leak. According to Al Jazeera, a local fire official stated that the blast, which tore through a residential building, was likely due to a gas leak. The incident resulted in the death of a four-year-old girl and injuries to at least 14 others, as reported by multiple sources including the Associated Press and Dawn. The explosion, which took place in an eight-storey building, destroyed two floors and damaged several vehicles and shops in the vicinity, as detailed by Dawn. The Director General of Crisis Management in Hormozgan province, Mehrdad Hassanzadeh, mentioned that the cause of the explosion was under investigation, and emergency responders were actively transferring the injured to hospitals.