A fire at one of New York's Catskills most storied hotels broke out and forced the local fire department to demolish the abandoned building that had once served as inspiration for the 1987 hit Dirty Dancing.
Grossinger's resort, located in the popular New York state vacation area of the Catskills Mountains, was consumed by flames on Tuesday, the Liberty Fire Department said in a Facebook post.
The flames ensnared the decrepit building, which was part of the once glamourous resort grounds that counted among it a 27-hole golf course, indoor and outdoor pools, a nightclub, two kosher kitchens and a 1,500-seat dining room.
The blaze initially broke out on Tuesday evening in a three-and-half story building on the property, with firefighters reporting they'd struggled to access the scene initially after being stalled by a gate that needed to be cut through due to the overgrowth and concrete barriers.
The Liberty Fire Department, the town closest to the remote and previously idyllic resort, said that the plumes of smoke emanating from the building could be seen for several miles away from the site of the blaze.
Shortly after diffusing the flames, an excavator came to knock down what remained of the abandoned and decaying structure, according to a Facebook post by the Liberty Fire Department.
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