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Harlem Hospital’s cooling towers sparked deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak, Rev. Al Sharpton charges — as locals blame NYC-owned buildings

Rainwater left untreated in cooling towers atop city-owned Harlem Hospital fueled the Big Apple’s deadliest Legionnaire’s ...
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New York Legionnaires’ outbreak tied to cooling towers serving hospital, other buildings

A law firm filed a lawsuit Aug. 20 against a New York City hospital’s construction company, alleging the company failed to treat bacteria-infected water in its cooling towers, leading to a ...
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2 Harlem construction workers sue contractors they blame for Legionnaires' outbreak

Two construction workers who claim they contracted Legionnaires' disease while working at or near Harlem Hospital Center are ...

Fourth death in Harlem Legionnaires’ outbreak as city names 12 contaminated cooling towers

A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Harlem has claimed a fourth life, with nearly 100 confirmed cases and more than a dozen ...

4th Legionnaires' disease death in NYC after cooling towers at city-run buildings tested positive

The Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Harlem has been traced to 12 cooling towers, including several at city-run buildings, ...
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Harlem Horror as Ben Crump Sues Construction Giants and NYC Over Legionnaires' Crisis That Left 5 Dead

Lawsuit filed after a deadly Legionnaires' outbreak in Harlem, alleging negligence by construction firms and NYC.
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Final cooling tower in Harlem Legionnaires' cluster remediated amid 4th death

All 12 cooling towers in Central Harlem that tested culture positive for live Legionella bacteria have been fully drained, ...

Kathy Hochul reacts to fifth Legionnaires' death in New York City

Legionella, the bacterium that causes Legionnaires' disease, was discovered in 12 cooling towers on 10 Harlem buildings, ...