(DNAINFO)  Eddie Small — Building owners have registered almost 5,000 cooling towers with the city in the wake of the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in the South Bronx that left 12 dead and sickened more than 120 people over the summer.

Owners were required to register their properties’ cooling towers with the Department of Buildings by Thursday in accordance with legislation passed in response to the outbreak, and a total of 4,991 towers were registered in the agency’s database by the end of the day, according to spokesman Alexander Schnell.

The DOB believes this number represents most of the city’s cooling towers, but it will continue to inspect properties to make sure none have slipped through the cracks.

Source: Almost 5,000 Cooling Towers Now Registered with the City – Mott Haven – DNAinfo.com New York