Weeks after city officials announced a deadly Legionnaire’s disease outbreak in Harlem was over, families of several victims said they were suing one of the companies they blamed for spreading the sickness.

The disease was faulted in seven deaths before health officials said the outbreak was under control.

In total, 90 people were hospitalized during the outbreak that lasted from late July through mid-August and was traced to 12 cooling towers on 10 buildings, including a city-run hospital and sexual health clinic, health officials said.

”It’s just so devastating just to know that she went in and never came back home,” said Nakia Bryant, whose aunt, Rachel Tew, died in August from the disease.

“They ruled out pneumonia. They said they are taking tests. That’s all I kept hearing,” s

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