Revealing mistake: After Holly tells Nada she works at Cable 54, he springs to his feet, and she cracks a glass over his head which then mysteriously sends him crashing out her bay window, to the bank below, presuming that the windows in the pricey home she resides are constructed of cotton candy glass, which I seriously doubt.
eaglegrad16
Revealing mistake: During the big fight scene, you can tell easily that Frank is wearing knee pads (try looking when his pant leg is wet). Construction workers will often wear knee pads for work but most often they wear them on the outside of the pants to save the knees of their pants. (00:58:50)
Answer: As part of the alien takeover, they're suppressing any resistance and discussion of the plot. They know there's a group, led by the preacher, who are onto the conspiracy and that they're somewhere in the camp. They destroy the camp to disburse them and prevent word from getting out.
Jason Hoffman