{
  "id": "2019-08-16-florida-state-university-carothers-hall-electrical-fire-closure",
  "slug": "florida-state-university-carothers-hall-electrical-fire-closure-2019-08-16",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Florida State University",
    "shortName": "FSU",
    "state": "FL",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "FSU Alert",
    "enrollment": 43000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2019-08-16",
    "type": "fire",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Carothers Hall closed after minor electrical fire",
    "headlinePublic": "Carothers Hall closed after minor electrical fire",
    "summary": "Florida State University [posted an FSU Alert archive notice](https://www.fsu.edu/alerts/archive/201908) that Carothers Hall was temporarily closed after a minor electrical fire early Friday morning.",
    "outcome": "Building remained closed into the first week of fall classes while facilities restored Studio Physics and other spaces."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "Archive month 2019-08; early Friday morning electrical fire (2019-08-16)",
      "channel": "website",
      "verbatimText": "Carothers Hall, located at 1021 Atomic Way, is temporarily closed until further notice. University and public safety officials are assessing the building following a minor electrical fire early Friday morning. Updates will be provided at alerts.fsu.edu and the SeminoleSafe mobile app as more information becomes available.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.fsu.edu/alerts/archive/201908",
      "sourceDescription": "FSU Alerts monthly archive (August 2019) official announcement",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official alerts.fsu.edu / www.fsu.edu/alerts monthly archive page for August 2019.",
        "Incident Friday dated 2019-08-16 based on archive month and contemporaneous reporting that the fire occurred about a week and a half before fall classes."
      ],
      "characterCount": 323,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official FSU Alert archive at [www.fsu.edu/alerts/archive/201908](https://www.fsu.edu/alerts/archive/201908) preserves the public web emergency notice for the Carothers Hall electrical fire closure.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Complete official FSU Alert web notice recovered from the public monthly archive."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "FSU Alerts archive - Carothers Hall Closure (August 2019)",
      "url": "https://www.fsu.edu/alerts/archive/201908",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    },
    {
      "title": "Bridge to Tomorrow blog: Carothers Hall electrical fire recovery",
      "url": "https://bridgetotomorrow.wordpress.com/2019/09/03/heroic-effort-gets-studio-physics-classes-and-others-back-into-their-places-in-stricken-carothers-hall/",
      "type": "news",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "fsu",
    "fire",
    "building-closure",
    "fsu-alert",
    "2019"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}