Firefighters carry injured in Seikan Tunnel train disaster drill

Firefighters carry to a cable car a person playing the role of an injured train passenger on a stretcher in a disaster drill in the Seikan Tunnel linking two of Japan's four main islands, Honshu and Hokkaido, on Aug. 17, 2015. The drill was conducted on the assumption that an express train running in the tunnel caught fire. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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