Fire breaks out at ‘The Shining’ hotel: Flames rip through Oregon’s historic Timberline Lodge which featured in Jack Nicholson’s famed 1980 horror movie [Video]

03:18 EDT 19 Apr 2024, updated 08:50 EDT 19 Apr 2024

An inferno has broken out inside of the historic Timberline Lodge in Oregon late on Thursday, the hotel and ski resort made famous in 1980 as the setting for horror classic The Shining. 

Four different fire departments were called to the scene in the community of Government Camp, around 60 miles east of Portland, after a blaze broke out in the attic of the building at 9:30pm. 

An official said that rescue workers are trying to preserve the ‘historic assets’ from the lodge, reports Fox Portland.  

At the time of writing, staff and guests who were inside the lodge when the fire erupted have been accounted for. It was staff who called 911. 

The fire was largely extinguished by 11pm local time, an official told The Oregonian. Firefighters are continuing to spray water at the scene due to winds impacting the area.