Advertisement More than four decades after six boys and a father died in the infamous Luna Park fire, authorities hope a $1 million reward might entice those with information to come forward. Emergency services were called to Luna Park at Milsons Point about 10.15pm on Saturday, June 9, 1979, following reports of a fire inside the Ghost Train ride. Emergency services were called to Luna Park at Milsons Point about 10.15pm on Saturday, June 9, 1979, following reports of a fire inside the Ghost Train ride. Credit:Rick Stevens Police at the time blamed the fire on an electrical fault, while a coronial inquest that year found the cause of the blaze could not be determined.