{
  "id": "2026-03-09-lehigh-university-fire-alarm-at-sinclair-laboratory-7-asa-dr-bethlehem-pa",
  "slug": "lehigh-university-fire-alarm-at-sinclair-laboratory-7-asa-dr-bethlehem-pa-2026-03-09",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Lehigh University",
    "shortName": "Lehigh",
    "state": "PA",
    "type": "private-r2",
    "alertSystemName": "HawkWatch",
    "enrollment": 7500
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-03-09",
    "type": "fire",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "confirmed-threat",
    "headline": "Fire Alarm at Sinclair Laboratory, 7 Asa Dr., Bethlehem, PA 18015",
    "headlinePublic": "Fire Alarm at Sinclair Laboratory, 7 Asa Dr., Bethlehem, PA 18015",
    "summary": "Lehigh University Police [issued a HawkWatch notification](https://lehigh.apparmor.com/Notifications/CAP/?id=243365&t=637173525). Full text is preserved from the official AppArmor CAP alert page.",
    "outcome": "See official HawkWatch alert for operational status."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "update",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "verbatimText": "UPDATE: Fire Alarm at Sinclair Laboratory, 7 Asa Dr., Bethlehem, PA 18015\n\nFire Alarm Activated\nSinclair Laboratory, 7 Asa Dr., Bethlehem, PA 18015\n\nUPDATE: Multiple fire alarms were received for Sinclair Lab. Officers responded to find a leak in a hot water line. Facilities and Life Safety personnel are responding. Do not return to the building until an ALL Clear message is received.\n\nAction Required:\nEvacuate the building immediately.\nDo not re-enter the building until an All Clear message has been issued.\n\nEmergency responders have been dispatched and are on scene. \n\nThis building contains hazardous materials. Fires and leaks in these spaces may pose an increased risk to the campus community.\n\nEmergency Notification Notice: \nThis message is sent as an Emergency Notification because there may be a threat to the health or safety of the Lehigh community. Emergency Notifications are issued immediately to reduce risk when a fire alarm is activated in a research building that contains hazardous materials.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://lehigh.apparmor.com/Notifications/CAP/?id=243365&t=637173525",
      "sourceDescription": "Lehigh HawkWatch AppArmor CAP notification",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official lehigh.apparmor.com HawkWatch CAP page.",
        "incident.date from Alert sent timestamp on CAP page."
      ],
      "characterCount": 1017,
      "confidence": "high",
      "timestampApprox": "Monday, March 9, 2026 7:57:03 PM"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Lehigh University HawkWatch emergency and safety notification series via AppArmor CAP archive.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official HawkWatch CAP page preserves the Event and Description of the campus notification."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "UPDATE: Fire Alarm at Sinclair Laboratory, 7 Asa Dr., Bethlehem, PA 18015",
      "url": "https://lehigh.apparmor.com/Notifications/CAP/?id=243365&t=637173525",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "lehigh",
    "hawkwatch",
    "fire"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}