One of many nation’s most well-known lodges featured within the Stanley Kubrick movie, “The Shining,” went up in flames Thursday evening – however fortunately firefighters put out the blaze earlier than it may unfold and destroy the Oregon landmark.
Timberline Lodge — higher often called the Overlook Lodge from the 1980 horror basic starring Jack Nicholson — was as soon as once more shot by digicam crews, however this time TV information shops filmed a small inferno that erupted within the attic of the 55,000 sq. foot constructing.
The fireplace at Timberline Lodge was declared beneath management at 11:12 p.m. The fireplace was saved to the roof & a part of the attic, & didn’t unfold any additional. Crews are clearing the scene. The U.S. Forest Service can be conducting the investigation with the assistance of federal assets. pic.twitter.com/IRoTpyB0WV
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Final night, fireplace crews responded to the lodge and ski resort about 60 miles from Portland after workers known as within the emergency and directed company to congregate in protected locations.
For two hours, firefighters doused the flaming roof with water beneath windy situations, bringing the intense three-alarm blaze beneath management earlier than midnight. No accidents have been reported.
Native officers stated the flames have been contained to simply the roof and the attic, however the ski space would nonetheless be closed Friday. Preservationists eliminated items of artwork and furnishings sprayed by fireplace hoses to take care of and safeguard what they deemed “historic assets.”
(10:00 P.M.) A fireplace has damaged out at Timberline Lodge. Our newsroom is gathering data and can be sharing updates throughout the 10pm and 11pm newscasts on @fox12oregon. #MtHood pic.twitter.com/rwpahyX7il
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Investigators haven’t give you a trigger for the hearth however theorized flying embers from a chimney may need ignited it.
The lodge opened in 1937 and have become part of Hollywood historical past when Kubrick — the late legendary director – filmed exterior photographs of the construction seen in the beginning of “The Shining,” which was based mostly on the Stephen King e-book. Different photographs of the lodge additionally made the ultimate minimize of the scary flick.
