“Why weren’t these cooling towers properly maintained? Who dropped the ball and why?” raged Nichole Ingram, who fell ill with Legionnaires’ disease around July 24 after she attended a funeral service...

A fourth person has died amid the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in central Harlem, according to the New York City Department of Health.

For the first time, city officials have identified 12 cooling towers that tested positive for Legionella bacteria — including four city-owned buildings such as Harlem Hospital.