An explosion happened at a constructing within the Iranian metropolis of Bandar Abbas. File
| Picture Credit score: Getty Photos/iStockphotos
A gasoline leak brought on the explosion at a constructing within the southern Iranian port of Bandar Abbas on Saturday (January 31, 2026), the semi-official Mehr information company reported, citing the native hearth division chief. A minimum of one individual was killed, and 14 injured within the explosion
Rescue and firefighting groups had been on website to offer help, it added. The official IRNA information company quoted the Director Common of disaster administration in Hormozgan province, Mehrdad Hassanzadeh, as saying the reason for the explosion was underneath investigation.
“These injured within the incident are being transferred to hospital by emergency responders,” he added, with out reporting any fatalities. Photos carried by state TV confirmed the constructing’s facade blown out, exposing elements of its inside, with particles scattered round.
Different Iranian media carried comparable studies, The explosion got here at a tense second for Iran after the USA deployed an plane provider group to the area following bellicose rhetoric from U.S. President Donald Trump.
With inputs from AFP and Reuters.
Printed – January 31, 2026 06:14 pm IST
