Episode 18: The Aggie Bonfire collapse

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English - November 02, 2016 06:19 - 1 hour - 67.6 MB - ★★★★ - 723 ratings
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Texas A&M's annual bonfire was meant to symbolize their burning desire to beat the hell out of the University of Texas at Austin's football team. But in 1999, Bonfire never burned. Instead it collapsed underneath the feet of several dozen students working to build the stack at the time, putting all of their lives at risk.