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 ...

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 ...

Former president George Bush and Lt. Gov. Rick Perry were among those in attendance at a remembrance for the lives lost and those injured at the Aggie Bonfire collapse of Nov. 18, 1999.

Dry conditions in Robertson County will delay the annual Aggie bonfire, which was set to burn Friday night ahead of the Texas ...

Waite had been held for nearly five years, Sutherland for more than six. 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 ...

It reads, “Aggie Bonfire” and has a flame on it ... Everyone knew people who died in the collapse, so it hit home for people.” Safety has been a priority for Student Bonfire as the group ...

18, 2024, marks 25 years since 12 Aggies died in the Bonfire Collapse in 1999. Below are tributes to those 12 Aggies. Click on each name to watch a tribute video and learn more about the Aggie who ...

Someone stopped and talked him into working an overnight shift at the site where the Aggie bonfire was being built ... Twelve Aggies died in the collapse that happened at 2:42 a.m. on November ...

That year, the Aggie bonfire -- the giant symbol for their burning ... Eventually, it was confirmed that 12 students died. Football -- and especially a halftime show -- was an afterthought.