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Legionnaires' bacteria found inside cooling tower on Upper East Side

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UPPER EAST SIDE (WABC) -- Another cooling tower in New York City has tested positive for the Legionnaires' bacteria.

This time it has been found at The Convent of the Sacred Heart School on the Upper East Side.

The school says it has already disinfected its cooling tower.

They only found the bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease; there are no reports of anybody getting it there.
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