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.

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

Some in the area say they were unaware of the outbreak of Legionnaires' disease, let alone the location of problem sites.