▁a ▁consist ency ▁similar ▁to ▁concrete . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁a ▁student , ▁Greg ▁White , ▁died ▁in ▁a ▁car ▁accident ▁on ▁his ▁way ▁home ▁from ▁C ut . ▁The ▁student ▁and ▁several ▁compan ions ▁were ▁r iding ▁in ▁the ▁bed ▁of ▁a ▁pick up ▁tr uck ▁when ▁the ▁driver ▁lost ▁control ▁and ▁the ▁tr uck ▁rolled . ▁N ine ▁other ▁students ▁were ▁injured . ▁ ▁In ▁its ▁later ▁years , ▁students ▁building ▁Bon fire ▁used ▁logs ▁don ated ▁by ▁local ▁land own ers ▁who ▁wanted ▁their ▁land ▁cleared ▁for ▁construction ▁or ▁far ming . ▁Over ▁ 8 0 0 0   logs ▁were ▁used ▁each ▁year ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁taking ▁about ▁ 5 0 0 0   stud ents ▁a ▁combined ▁ 1 2 5 , 0 0 0   man - h ours ▁to ▁construct . ▁After ▁being ▁d oused ▁in ▁ 7 0 0   lb ▁( 3 1 8   kg ) ▁of ▁jet ▁fuel , ▁applied ▁by ▁staff ▁members ▁at ▁A & M ' s ▁Fire ▁Training ▁School , ▁the ▁Y ell ▁Le aders , ▁Dr um ▁Maj ors , ▁and ▁Red p ots ▁then ▁lit ▁the ▁stack ▁with ▁tor ches ▁the ▁night ▁before ▁the ▁annual ▁football ▁game ▁against ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Texas ▁when ▁at ▁home ▁and ▁two ▁night s ▁before ▁the ▁game ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁played ▁in ▁Austin . ▁ ▁This ▁event ▁was ▁popular ▁among ▁current ▁and ▁former ▁students ▁and ▁people ▁tra ve led ▁from ▁all