Earlier this year in April, two bar-b-que restaurants were also destroyed by fires.

One of those, Frances', was also located in Tompkinsville.

The investigation is still preliminary as officials work to determine the cause of the fire.

Backyard Barbecue was empty when the fire started, and no one was injured by the flames.

Investigators believe the fire may have started in the kitchen stove.

Owner Randy Walden says although his restaurant was destroyed today, it won't be the end of his business.

Fire crews arrived at the scene only a few minutes after the fire was first reported.

Walden, who has owned Backyard Barbecue for five years, says the first responders did a great job fighting the fire.