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But they are not all in the same building which reduces the risk collectively.

Not even close. Tornados hitting trailer parks typically come with much higher death tolls than the 8-16 from hitting this building.

Probably should not have "trailer parks" in a tornado zone - in any event a trailer park could have tornado shelters.

Yes, but if the tornado had missed the factory building, being concentrated there could have been a benefit.