A building at the Grossinger's Catskill Resort Hotel, which inspired the movie 'Dirty Dancing,' was knocked down as a result of a massive fire on Tuesday evening, officials say.
A fire that consumed a building Wednesday at the site of the long-closed Grossinger's resort, once among the most storied and glamorous hotels in New York's Catskills.Mirna Alsharif
A building at the Grossinger's Catskill Resort Hotel, which inspired the 1987 movie"Dirty Dancing," was knocked down as a result of a massive fire on Tuesday evening, officials said. The hotel, located in the Catskill mountains in Liberty, New York, is located about 90 minutes from New York City. It closed in 1986 due to financial difficulties.
After receiving multiple calls, the Liberty Fire Department responded to the resort's location to find a 3 1/2 story building on fire, according to a"Firefighters were additionally hampered due to the property being overgrown and concrete barriers on the roadway which prevented apparatus being able to quickly turn around," Liberty Fire Chief Mark Johnstone said.
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