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

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. 

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

The fire was captured by locals on social media. The blaze burned for nearly two hours before firefighters were able to knock it down

During the blaze, firefighters successfully contained the blaze in the roof and attic

John Burton, marketing director for the lodge (pictured), told The Oregonian that the possible cause of the fire was embers from the main chimney in the hotel

In addition to firefighters, preservationists were also on the scene in order to ensure historical assets are maintained. 

John Burton, marketing director for the lodge, told The Oregonian that the possible cause of the fire was embers from the main chimney in the hotel. 

The departments who responded to the scene were the 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 battalion chief to the scene, reports KMTR.  

During the blaze, firefighters successfully contained the blaze in the roof and attic. 

Staff initially attempted to put out the fire with extinguishers but were unable to do so, from there, they went door-to-door to get the hotel guests out safely, reports KGW. 

As a result of the fire, the 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 stretches across 55,000 square feet. 

The lodge attained national landmark status in December 1977, prior to the shooting of The Shining. 

In March, another fire broke out at the lodge, not in the hotel but close to one of the ski trails. Unlike many ski resorts in the US, the Timberline advertises year-round skiing. 

Staff called 911 around 9:30pm to report the fire 

Photos from the scene show snow still on the ground as the fire continues to burn

The lodge was made famous worldwide when it was featured in the 1980 horror classic The Shining

The Timberline Lodge was used for the exterior establishing shots used in the Stanley Kubrick movie 

How historic Timberline Lodge became the setting for The Shining 

The Shining star Shelly Duvall said that she was deeply traumatized after the shooting of the movie 

 The Timberline Lodge was used for the exterior establishing shots of the hotel that provides the setting for The Shining. 

The movie, based on the book of the same name by Stephen King, was adapted into a film directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Jack Nicholson in the role of Jack Torrance, the troubled writer who moves his wife and psychic son, Danny, to the isolated 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 former guests. Kubrick was asked to use the non-existent 237 for the movie. 

Despite this, room 217 is the most requested room in the hotel, according to Timberline's website. The lodge is not home to the haunting hedge maze featured in the movie. 

The isolated hotel was chosen by Kubrick's production designer Roy Walker. 

In addition to The Shining, the lodge was used in the movies, All the Young Men, Lost Horizon and Hear No Evil. 

Kubrick spoke about his use of the hotel to his biographer Michael Ciment. 

'We wanted the hotel to look authentic rather than like a traditionally spooky movie hotel. The hotel’s labyrinthine layout and huge rooms, I believed, would alone provide an eerie enough atmosphere,' he said.