The Hays County Fire Marshal’s office is investigating what caused a Kyle-area barn to explode last week.

It happened on Wednesday, Nov. 27 in the 3800 block of Dacy Lane.

Responding agencies included the Hays County Sheriff’s Office, the Kyle Fire Department and EMS. Kyle Fire Chief Kyle Taylor said his department sent nine firefighters to the fire call, which came out shortly past 10 a.m.

Taylor said a man was using a smoker to cook a turkey inside the barn prior to the explosion and...