DALLAS (KRLD) - It's been 20 years since the deadly log pile collapse at Texas A&M.
We remember them. pic.twitter.com/1MzsH3LAqV
— Texas A&M University (@TAMU) November 18, 2019
Early on the morning of Nov. 18, 1999, a dozen Aggies died when the nearly 60-foot stack of bonfire wood fell in on itself, injuring 27 and killing twelve.
A ceremony marking the anniversary was held this morning at 2:42 a.m. which is believed to be the time of the collapse. The Aggie bonfire tradition dated back nearly a century.
Following the tragedy, the university withdrew its sanction for the event. But since 2002, a much smaller unofficial student-sponsored bonfire has been held off-campus.



