Tragedy at Texas A&M UniversityTexas A&M University and the University of Texas have been rivals for over 90 years. Every year, Texas A&M hosts a bonfire tradition that attracts thousands of people. It's a tradition for Texas A&M to light a huge bonfire just before the game against rivals the University of Texas. The students spent several weeks lighting the bonfire. On November 18, 1999, the log pile collapsed and killed 12 A&M students. The aggie bonfire tradition will never be the same. In US News, the article "A Tragedy at Texas A&M" recounts how the logs broke in two, killing 12 students. Early in the morning on Thursday, November 18, 1999, students began working on piles of logs from the previous days. A&M students were very proud of this historic event. The students would get together for a week and start lighting the bonfire together. But they didn't know it was going to turn into a tragedy. Early in the morning, around 2:30 a.m., logs were thrown everywhere, including at the students who were working there that night. About 70 students were on top of the logs when they suddenly gave way. At least nine dead in A&M Tower collapse, a 40-foot pyramid of logs shook and then collapsed early Thursday, crushing at least one kind student to death and injuring 28 others. At least four of the injured were in critical condition and two people were visible trapped in the rubble Thursday afternoon. Rescuers couldn't tell if they were dead or alive. Rescuers had to use sound detection equipment to listen for moans, tapping and scratching sounds that led them to believe victims were trapped. In Time magazine, the article "A Good Time Goes Bad" explains how a junior at Texas A&M University embarked this fall on a rite of passages that began in 1909. Fernando Shaun was an eyewitness to this late night tragedy. The week before the accident, Fernando was helping to cut wood and load trucks. He worked hard around the clock to build the wooden tower. It was at 2:28 a.m. that he saw the 44-foot-tall tower fall to the ground. After 24 hours, emergency services found 12 bodies and 28 injured. People began to wonder why the tower fell?