LEBANON, Oregon (From the Democrat Herald) -- Sparks from a welding project caused a small fire late Saturday in Weyerhaeuser's planer mill but did not cause building damage or injuries.

According to information from the Lebanon Fire Department, the building, at 30440 Fairview Road, had been shut down for maintenance work. Crews had been working at the mill earlier in the day on a project involving welding and cutting torches.

A spark caught a sawdust pile and smoldered for hours, sending smoke through the building and triggering the department's response at about 9 p.m.

The department estimated three engines and about a dozen firefighters responded.