- A fire broke out at a building at the long-shuttered Grossinger's Catskill Resort Hotel.
- The hotel was the inspiration for the 1987 film Dirty Dancing.
- Officials are investigating the cause of the fire.
A building at the vacant Grossinger's Catskill Resort Hotel was destroyed after being engulfed in flames Tuesday, the Liberty Fire Department reported.
The hotel in the Catskill mountains in Liberty, NY, inspired the 1987 film "Dirty Dancing," NBC News reported. It had been closed since 1986 after operating for about 70 years.
The fire department said the smoke from the fire at a three-and-a-half-story building could be seen "for several miles."
The department said firefighters had issues reaching the building because the long-vacant property was overgrown and there were concrete barriers in the roadway. Over 1,000 feet of hose had to be laid down to reach the fire.
Officials are still investigating the cause of the fire.
According to the Associated Press, the resort had a golf course, indoor and outdoor pools, a nightclub, two kosher kitchens and a 1,500-seat dining room. The main building at the resort was torn down about four years ago.