The deadly Legionnaires’ outbreak gripping Harlem has city officials in hot water — as locals accused them Friday of dropping the ball on life-saving inspections and needlessly slow-walking revealing exactly where the disease hit.

Harlem Hospital is one of several locations where people were exposed to Legionnaires’ disease since the outbreak in Central Harlem, officials said Thursday. The spread began in Central Harlem on July 25 with five reported cases of the disease.

Three people in central Harlem have already died from legionnaires’ disease, according to the NYC Health Department.