Construction began last week to rid the three Litchfield Towers of asbestos, according to an… Construction began last week to rid the three Litchfield Towers of asbestos, according to an official of the county health department.

Asbestos lays in the piping, floor tiles and ceilings of each tower, as well as the laundry room and cafeteria walls, according to Don Horgan, the Allegheny County Health Department asbestos inspection supervisor. But he stressed that Pitt