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Chinese police undergo fire rescue training in a smoke-filled train at a railway station in Beijing on Dec. 18. Thousands of people are killed every year in deadly fires in China due to lax safety measures.

Chinese fire drill looks to improve safety on trains

One would think that a person would have to perform this kind of drill again, and again and again to even begin to become comfortable in such a situation. Maintaining a calm, rational approach to rescue and survival would be very difficult if both vision and breathing were impaired.

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