Flames emerged from a furnace vent pipe at Nucor Fastener in St. Joe, IN, shortly after 12:30 a.m. on April 8, but the facility sustained no damage, the Butler Bulletin reports.

Firefighters from several departments were called to the facility, with police scanner reports of flames emerging from a furnace vent pipe in the northwest corner of the facility.

Approximately 30 firefighters from five departments reportedly responded.  There were no injuries.

Capacity at Nucor’s highly automated fastener facility is more than 75,000 tons.  The facility produces hex-head cap screws, hex bolts, structural bolts and custom engineered fasteners.  Nucor fasteners are used in automotive, machine tool, farm implement, construction and military applications.

Nucor entered the fastener business in 1986 when it opened its $25 million plant in St. Joe.  Web: Nucor-Fastener.com