The tornado that has recently ripped through through the town of Joplin may have unforeseen implications for the metal industry as the town played host to a number of metal companies.

The extent of the damage suffered by metal companies in the disaster is still unclear as rescuers continue to evacuate people for the area.

At least one steel services is reported to have suffered damage according to a worker and a set of reports from three steel distributors, two scrapyards and two steel fabricators indicate that only Doing Steel Co. is suspected to have suffered major damage as their warehouse was destroyed by the tornado.

Officials at Doing Steel’s headquarters in Springfield, Mo., could not be reached for comment.