Timberline Lodge fire forces evacuation [Video]

The ski area will reopen on Saturday, Timberline said, while the lodge is expected to reopen on Sunday pending inspections.

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Timberline Lodge will reopen on Sunday, pending that inspections go on as expected, after a fire that broke out in the attic of the historic lodge in Government Camp on Thursday night. The ski area will reopen on Saturday.

At around 11:10 p.m. Thursday, John Burton, the marketing director at Timberline Lodge, said the fire was out. He told KGW that he thinks embers from the main chimney caused the fire. Employees tried to put out the fire in the attic area using extinguishers, but were unable to do so. They went door-to-door, evacuating guests.

All guests were able to safely evacuate the lodge and no injuries were reported. Timberline said 120 guests were staying at the lodge, which was about half full.

Reports of the fire …

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