At least one person was killed and eight others were injured after a blast occurred at an explosives factory in Maharashtra's Nagpur district shortly after midnight on Thursday, leading to the collapse of the building, officials said, reported news agency PTI.

The blast took place at a plant of the Solar Group located at Bazargaon in the district at around 12.30 am, they said, adding the entire building collapsed due to the explosion.

A person, aged 25, was killed and eight others suffered injuries, according to the officials, reported PTI.