Officials, contractor: Asbestos claims at welfareoffice unfounded

Regulators chalked up claims of powdered asbestos at a Baltimore City child welfare office as an act of retaliation by a fired contractor.

“The allegation is by a disgruntled worker,” said Brian Wilbon, interim director of the Baltimore City Department of Social Services, which oversees child welfare. “You can?t look at dust on a pipe and say, ?That?s asbestos.? It has to be tested to verify asbestos.”