A student-constructed, 60-foot stack of logs collapsed on the Texas A&M University campus, killing 12 people in November 1999.
The tradition was suspended in 1999 after the 60-foot stack of logs that students built up killed 12 students, and remains and off-campus only tradition to this day.University President Mark Welsh confirmed in a message on Tuesday
The prospect of bringing Bonfire back is a topic that some older Aggies have been in favor of seeing return, while some younger alumni and even current students have a more lukewarm sentiment towards the tradition, as many were very young or were not even born. However, early in the morning on Nov. 18, 1999, the stack of logs that had been built by students collapsed, killing 11 current students and one former student. Dozens more were injured as well.
Off-campus bonfires have continued to be hosted, but are run completely independent from other campus activities.
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