- Four different fire departments were called to the scene in the community of Government Camp, about 60 miles from Portland, at 9:30 p.m. after a fire broke out in the attic of the building.
An inferno broke out Thursday night inside the historic Timberline Lodge in Oregon. The hotel and ski resort became famous in 1980 as the setting for the horror classic The Shining.
Four different fire departments were called to the scene in the community of Government Camp, about 60 miles from Portland, at 9:30 p.m. after a fire broke out in the attic of the building.
An official said rescue workers were trying to preserve the lodge’s “historic assets,” Fox Portland reports.
At the time of writing, staff and guests who were inside the lodge when the fire broke out have been accounted for. It was staff who called 911.
The fire was largely extinguished by 11 p.m. local time, an official told The Oregonian. Firefighters continue to spray water at the scene due to the wind blowing through the area.
Four different fire departments were called to the scene in the community of Government Camp, about 60 miles from Portland, at 9:30 p.m. after a fire broke out in the attic of the building.
Staff called 911 around 9:30 p.m. to report the fire.
In addition to firefighters, conservators were also on site to guarantee the preservation of historic properties.
John Burton, the lodge’s marketing director, told The Oregonian that the possible cause of the fire was embers coming from the hotel’s main fireplace.
The departments responding to the scene were Hoodland Fire, Clackamas Fire, Gresham Fire and Estacada Fire. “We can’t thank them enough,” Burton told the newspaper.
Portland Fire & Resuce also sent a ladder truck and a battalion chief to the scene, KMTR reports.
During the fire, firefighters managed to contain the fire in the roof and attic.
Staff initially attempted to put out the fire with fire extinguishers, but were unsuccessful. From there, they went door to door to get hotel guests out of the hotel safely, KGW reports.
Following the fire, Oregon State Police closed roads leading to the lodge.
Timberline Lodge is located on the south slope of Mount Hood in Oregon, at an elevation of 6,000 feet.
Built in 1937 at the height of the Great Depression by local visionaries as a Works Progress Administration project, it spans 55,000 square feet.
The lodge achieved national monument status in December 1977, before The Shining was filmed.
In March, another fire broke out at the lodge, not in the hotel but near one of the ski slopes. Unlike many ski resorts in the United States, Timberline promotes year-round skiing.
During the fire, firefighters were able to contain the fire in the roof and attic.
Photos from the scene show snow still on the ground as the fire continues to burn.
The lodge became famous around the world when it was featured in the 1980 horror classic, The Shining.
The Timberline Lodge was used for the exterior of filming shots used in Stanley Kubrick’s film.
How the historic Timberline Lodge became the setting for The Shining
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The Timberline Lodge was used for exterior shots of the hotel that serves as the setting for The Shining.
The film, based on the book of the same name by Stephen King, was adapted into a film directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance, the troubled writer who takes his psychic wife and son, Danny, back home. Secluded Overlook Hotel in the Colorado Mountains.
Most of the interior shots were filmed at Elstree Studios in England. A mock-up of the exterior was also made as part of the production.
In the book, the mysterious room used is 217 where the characters encounter the ghosts of past guests. Kubrick was asked to use the non-existent 237 for the film.
Despite this, room 217 is the hotel’s most requested room, according to the Timberline website.
The isolated hotel was chosen by Kubrick’s production designer Roy Walker.
In addition to The Shining, the lodge was used in the films All the Young Men, Lost Horizon and Hear No Evil.
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