In 1999, 12 people died in the collapse of the Aggie Bonfire at Texas A&M University. It was a tradition at the school to construct the bonfire before A&M played Texas in football. In 2004 ...

Students and alumni gathered to “Burn the Hell Outta Bonfire” on Saturday after a months-long delay. The return of the ...

Although only 19 years old, Bonfire chair for the committee, Truett Mars, said he knows the importance of remembering the bonfire incident of 1999 at Texas ... “The Aggie spirit should be ...

18, 1999. It was being built ... void left by the deceased. The annual Aggie bonfire was discontinued as an official school event after the deadly collapse. The school considered reviving the ...