NOW THE SPRINKLERS DON'T WORK AT THE NEW U.S. EMBASSY IN IRAQ

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MCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS - The latest problem with the trouble-plagued new
U.S. embassy complex in Iraq is that the sprinkler systems meant to
contain a fire do not work, according to officials in Congress and the
State Department. The previously undisclosed problem in the $592 million
project was discovered several weeks ago when the fire-safety systems
were tested and pipe joints burst, State Department representatives
recently informed Congress.

The embassy complex, being built by First Kuwaiti General Trade and
Contracting Co., has been marred by repeated problems. In May, when
kitchen facilities at a guard camp that is part of the embassy complex
were tested, the electrical system malfunctioned and wires melted. A
subsequent inquiry showed that First Kuwaiti had used counterfeit
electrical wiring that did not meet specifications, according to
testimony at a congressional hearing in July.

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