Off-campus Aggie bonfire back on

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The off-campus bonfire organized by Texas A&M students is back on after county commissioners lifted a burn ban, according to a student Web site for the event.

Last week, Robertson County commissioners imposed a burn ban because of dry conditions and strong winds.

Monday, they lifted the ban in most precincts, including the one where the bonfire is held, and the traditional event was rescheduled for tonight.

The bonfire has been banned from campus since 12 Aggies were killed when a 59-foot-high wedding cake-like stack of more than 5,000 logs collapsed as students were building it Nov. 18, 1999, but has continued off-campus.