College Station - A 40 ft pyramid of logs being assembled for a bonfire at Texas A&M University, between Houston and Austin, collapsed yesterday while dozens of students were climbing on it. At least nine students were killed and 27 injured.
In the hours after the collapse, early in the morning (about 8.30 a.m. Irish time), rescuers pulled four students from the rubble, said Mr Bart Humphreys, a fire department spokesman. One student was not pulled free until more than six hours later.