<p>A tornado hit a factory in Pella, Iowa, on Thursday afternoon, July 19, causing severe structural damage and injuring a number of people, reports said</a>.</p><p>Videos showed extensive damage at one of Vermeer Manufacturing’s factory buildings and vehicles overturned and piled onto others.</p><p>The company, which makes agricultural machinery and equipment for the pipeline and forestry management industries, said they were assessing the damage.</p><p>Pella Police Lieut. Shane Cox told</a> KCCI TV that some people from the factory were taken to a hospital, but the extent of injuries or the number of people was still unknown.</p><p>Several tornadoes ripped through central Iowa</a> on July 19, hitting Pella and other towns. Credit: Colter Fisher via Storyful</p><br />
