Texas A&M freshman John Comstock, 19, prepares to leave the Zale Lipshy Hospital in Dallas for home, Friday, April, 14, 2000. Comstock was the last Texas A & M University student to be rescued from last year's fatal bonfire collapse.

Family members for Chip Thiel talk about the injuries he suffered during the Aggie Bonfire collapse on Nov. 18, 1999. 12 people were killed and 27 were injured in the collapse.

Spread the loveOn 3, 2024, Texas A&M University commemorated the 25th anniversary of the tragic Aggie Bonfire collapse that claimed the lives of 12 students. The university held a remembrance ceremony at the Bonfire Memorial and various tributes at Kyle Field to honor the victims and reflect on the impact of the tragedy on the Aggie community.

Texas A&M students will remember the lives lost in the Aggie Bonfire collapse on Nov. 18, 1999. University Chancellor John Sharp and President Mark Welsh talked about the tragedy and how the victims will be remembered.