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Deadly NYC Legionnaires’ disease outbreak traced to 12 sites including cooling tower at Harlem Hospital

The health department offered five ZIP codes in central Harlem — 10027, 10030, 10035, 10037, 10039 – that were at the center ...
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Fourth death linked to NYC Legionnaires' outbreak; Officials identify impacted cooling towers

Announcement of the latest death comes just hours after city officials identified 12 cooling towers in 10 Harlem buildings ...
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Harlem Hospital Center, city clinic among buildings with Legionella, city says

Harlem Hospital Center and a public health clinic are among the buildings with cooling towers that tested positive for ...

NYC Legionnaires’ disease cases rise to 90 as city health officials propose new cooling tower regulations

Health officials in New York City say an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Central Harlem has grown to 90 cases, including ...

Harlem residents accuse NYC of shirking life-saving inspections amid deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak: ‘Irresponsible’

The deadly Legionnaires’ outbreak gripping Harlem has city officials in hot water — as locals accused them Friday of dropping ...

All 12 cooling towers linked to Legionnaires' outbreak that killed 4 have been cleaned

All 12 cooling towers in Central Harlem that tested culture positive for live Legionella bacteria have been fully drained, ...
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Some of the disgusting stuff cleaners find when they check NY water-cooling towers

Here’s what to know about water-cooling towers amid a cluster of Legionnaires’ disease cases in Central Harlem.

Moment eight 375ft-tall cooling towers crash to ground in record-breaking simultaneous demolition

Eight 375ft-tall cooling towers crashed to the ground yesterday in the largest simultaneous demolition of its kind. Hundreds ...