2,000 hogs killed in Darke County barn fire

Two thousand feeder hogs were killed in a Thursday morning barn fire in Darke County on Thursday morning.

The barn was a total loss, but no other structures were damaged and no people were injured, said Ansonia Fire Department Lt. Cory Meadows.

The fire was reported around 6:40 a.m. in the 10100 block of Coletown Lightsville Road, between Union City and Ansonia.

The cause of the fire is under investigation, Meadows said. Ten mutual aid departments responded to the three-alarm fire.

We will update this story as more information is available.

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