The iconic Oregon building made famous as the Overlook hotel in Stanley Kubrick's cinematic masterpiece caught fire on Thursday.
A fire broke out at the historic Oregon hotel featured in the 1980 film "The Shining" on Thursday night, officials said.
The Clackamas Fire Department responded to the 3-alarm fire at the Timberline Lodge on Mount Hood at around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, along with crews from the Estacada, Hoodland and Gresham fire departments. The fire was under control by 11:12 p.m., according to Clackamas Fire.
"The fire was kept to the roof & part of the attic, & didn't spread any further," Clackamas Fire wrote on X, formerly Twitter. No injuries were reported.
The Timberline Lodge opened in 1937 with a dedication by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1977.
The ski resort became even more popular after it served as the inspiration for director Stanley Kubrick's film adaptation of Stephen King's novel "The Shining." Although the hotel's exterior was filmed for establishing shots of the fictional Overlook Hotel, most of the movie was filmed in a recreation at Elstree Studios in England.
Most people now associate the Timberline Lodge with "The Shining," even though King was originally thinking of California's Stanley Hotel when he wrote the book.
According to the Timberline Lodge's website, Kubrick was asked not to depict Room 217 in the film, which was the room number used in the book, because guests might be too afraid to book the room. Although Kubrick used the nonexistent Room 237, the hotel said Room 217 is still the most requested room.
"Rest assured, Timberline is not haunted," the hotel wrote.
The Clackamas Fire Department said the U.S Forest Service will be investigating the cause of the fire.
--with reporting by TMX
