s ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁side ▁of ▁A & M ' s ▁campus ▁for ▁twenty - se ven ▁years , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁Bon fire ▁was ▁re located ▁to ▁the ▁Pol o ▁Field s ▁on ▁the ▁n ortheast ▁corner ▁of ▁campus . ▁This ▁more ▁isolated ▁site , ▁with ▁a ▁larger ▁area ▁for ▁people ▁to ▁gather , ▁made ▁it ▁a ▁sa fer ▁location . ▁After ▁heavy ▁ra ins ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁the ▁partially ▁completed ▁Bon fire ▁began ▁to ▁slowly ▁lean ▁to ▁the ▁side ▁as ▁the ▁soil ▁under ne ath ▁shift ed . ▁Student ▁officials ▁had ▁enough ▁warning ▁to ▁clear ▁the ▁area ▁and ▁te ar ▁down ▁the ▁Bon fire ▁one ▁week ▁before ▁its ▁scheduled ▁burn ▁date . ▁N ine ▁tra ctors , ▁two ▁bul ld oz ers , ▁and ▁two ▁for kl ifts ▁dis m ant led ▁the ▁stack ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁which , ▁at ▁ 7 0 % ▁completed , ▁stood ▁ ▁tall ▁and ▁ ▁wide . ▁Stud ents ▁and ▁al umn i ▁f locked ▁to ▁the ▁Pol o ▁Field s , ▁working ▁around ▁the ▁clock , ▁to ▁re build ▁the ▁Bon fire ▁in ▁time ▁for ▁the ▁game . ▁It ▁was ▁completed ▁only ▁hours ▁before ▁it ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁burn . ▁After ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁Bon fire ▁was ▁burn ed , ▁two ▁tons ▁of ▁l ime ▁were ▁spread ▁on ▁the ▁Pol o ▁Field s ▁to ▁stabil ize ▁the ▁ground . ▁This ▁layer ▁hard ened ▁to