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In pictures: Texas bonfire tragedy
The bonfire has been lit every Thanksgiving Day since 1909, to rally the team for their football game against the University of Texas.
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In previous years the blaze has towered above the crowd.
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Victims were crushed under a huge pile of logs.
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Then the pile of logs collapsed, trapping tens of students beneath the wood.
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A&M students join in prayer on the field near the bonfire.
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By first light, the bodies were being stretchered away.
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A&M students console each another after the disaster.
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