Fire drill at Shanghai maglev

Fire fighters put out a fire at the magnetic-levitation train during a "Fire Fighting Day" exercise in Shanghai, China, Nov. 9, 2006. On Aug. 11, a fire broke out in an electrical storage compartment aboard Shanghai's magnetic-levitation train as it was headed toward the city's international airport, generating large amounts of smoke but causing no deaths or injuries.

Fire fighters rescue passengers in the magnetic-levitation train during a "Fire Fighting Day" exercise in Shanghai, China, Nov. 9, 2006. On Aug. 11, a fire broke out in an electrical storage compartment aboard Shanghai's magnetic-levitation train as it was headed toward the city's international airport, generating large amounts of smoke but causing no deaths or injuries.

Fire fighters prepare to enter the magnetic-levitation train during a "Fire Fighting Day" exercise in Shanghai, China, Nov. 9, 2006. On Aug. 11, a fire broke out in an electrical storage compartment aboard Shanghai's magnetic-levitation train as it was headed toward the city's international airport, generating large amounts of smoke but causing no deaths or injuries.