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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 ...

Death toll from Legionnaires' outbreak in New York rises to four

A Legionnaires' disease outbreak in New York's Central Harlem has now caused four deaths and sickened 101 people, New York ...
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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 ...
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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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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.

Kathy Hochul brushes off NYC’s handling of Legionnaires’ disease outbreak as 5th death recorded, cases climb to 108: ‘I don’t know how you can prevent it’

Gov. Kathy Hochul brushed off concerns about the city’s handling of Legionnaires’ disease prevention efforts on Tuesday after ...