Legionnaires' disease, Harlem
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Rainwater left untreated in cooling towers atop city-owned Harlem Hospital fueled the Big Apple’s deadliest Legionnaire’s disease outbreak in a decade, the Rev. Al Sharpton charged Tuesday.
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ABC7 New York on MSNNew lawsuit accuses 2 construction companies of negligence in deadly Legionnaires' outbreak
According to the lawsuit, the companies failed to properly clean storm water from cooling towers at Harlem Hospital.
Two construction workers are suing over workplace safety after being hospitalized with Legionnaires’ disease amid a deadly outbreak in central Harlem. Their illnesses came after working near a Harlem Hospital Center cooling tower that tested positive for the bacteria that causes the disease.
Lawsuit filed after a deadly Legionnaires' outbreak in Harlem, alleging negligence by construction firms and NYC.