Nashik: At least one person died and 19 others were hurt as a fire broke out at a factory in Maharashtra's Nashik district on Sunday, media reports said.

Two more are feared trapped, officials told Hindustan Times.

Fire tenders rushed to the spot after the fire erupted in the factory.

A helicopter of the Indian Air Force has also been deployed for rescue operations, the Indian newspaper reported.

Several videos of the incident are currently viral on the social media.

The exact cause of the fire is still not known.