Fire on Moving Train Kills 71 Passengers in Central Pakistan

A massive fire caused by a cooking gas stove erupted on Oct. 31, killing at least 71 train passengers in Pakistan.

A fire burns a train carriage after a gas canister passengers were using to cook breakfast exploded, near the town of Rahim Yar Khan in the south of Punjab province, Pakistan on Oct. 31, 2019, in this still image take from video. Asghar Bhawalpuri/via Reuters TV

A massive fire caused by a cooking gas stove erupted on Oct. 31 on a train traveling in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, killing at least 71 passengers, officials said.

Flames roared through the train cars as the train approached the town of Liaquatpur in Punjab, they said, the latest tragedy to hit Pakistan’s dilapidated, poorly maintained and mismanaged rail system.