▁due ▁to ▁manual ▁activation ▁of ▁the ▁cam ps ▁sir en ▁from ▁a ▁staff ▁member ▁in ▁the ▁Mut ual ▁of ▁O ma ha ▁Welcome ▁Building . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁camp ▁coun sel or , ▁nearly ▁all ▁the ▁inj uries ▁and ▁fatal ities ▁happened ▁when ▁a ▁small ▁cabin ▁that ▁some ▁camp ers ▁took ▁shelter ▁in ▁was ▁destroyed ▁by ▁the ▁torn ado . ▁ ▁The ▁Sc outs ▁were ▁split ▁into ▁two ▁groups ▁for ▁the ▁event ▁and ▁had ▁taken ▁shelter ▁in ▁two ▁different ▁buildings ▁when ▁the ▁storm ▁hit . ▁ ▁The ▁torn ado ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁ 2 8 ▁reported ▁in ▁that ▁time ▁period , ▁spread ▁across ▁eastern ▁Kansas ▁and ▁into ▁Neb r aska , ▁Iowa , ▁and ▁Minnesota . ▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁inj uries ▁were ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁happened ▁when ▁a ▁brick ▁fire place ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁shelter , ▁where ▁the ▁Sc outs ▁were ▁taking ▁cover , ▁was ▁destroyed ▁by ▁the ▁torn ado ▁wind s . ▁A ▁tr uck ▁park ed ▁outside ▁was ▁thrown ▁through ▁the ▁air ▁and ▁may ▁have ▁struck ▁the ▁building . ▁ ▁The ▁torn ado ▁killed ▁Josh ▁F ennen , ▁ 1 3 ; ▁Sam ▁Thom sen , ▁ 1 3 ; ▁Ben ▁Pet rz il ka , ▁ 1 4 , ▁all ▁from ▁O ma ha ▁and ▁A aron ▁E il ert s , ▁ 1 4 , ▁from ▁E agle ▁Gro ve , ▁Iowa . ▁The ▁Sc outs ' ▁first ▁aid ▁training ▁was ▁immediately ▁used . ▁MS N BC ▁asked ▁Eth an ▁H ession , ▁ 1 3 , ▁"