Assistant Fire Chief Mark Wright said while firefighters reached the scene shortly after the blaze began, they were unable to save the 40-foot by 200 foot hog barn and its occupants, WHIO-TV in Dayton reported.

"According to the owner, 150 sow and 950 baby pigs perished in the fire," Wright said.

Fire officials told WHIO-TV the cause of the blaze had yet to be determined.