{
  "id": "2022-09-16-miami-dade-college-padron-campus-gas-leak",
  "slug": "miami-dade-college-padron-campus-gas-leak-2022-09-16",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Miami Dade College",
    "shortName": "MDC",
    "state": "FL",
    "type": "community-college",
    "enrollment": 100000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2022-09-16",
    "type": "gas-leak",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "headline": "Morning gas leak forces evacuation of one campus building; no injuries reported",
    "headlinePublic": "Morning gas leak forces evacuation of one campus building; no injuries reported",
    "summary": "A gas leak on the morning of September 16, 2022, forced the evacuation of a building at Miami Dade College's Eduardo J. Padron Campus in Miami. [NBC Miami reported](https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/gas-leak-causes-evacuation-at-miami-dade-colleges-padron-campus/2859823/) the leak was in building 1000, that everyone was moved to building 6000, and that the college gave the all clear shortly after 9 a.m. EDT with no injuries reported.",
    "outcome": "Occupants of building 1000 were evacuated to building 6000. The college gave the all clear shortly after 9 a.m. EDT. No injuries were reported.",
    "resolution": "confirmed-threat"
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "Morning of September 16, 2022, before the all clear shortly after 9 a.m. EDT",
      "channel": "sms",
      "verbatimText": "There is a gas leak at MDC's Padron Campus in 1000. Everyone is to evacuate to building 6000 and avoid 1000. Fire Department is on the scene.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/gas-leak-causes-evacuation-at-miami-dade-colleges-padron-campus/2859823/",
      "sourceDescription": "MDCAlert notification text quoted verbatim by NBC Miami, September 16, 2022",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim MDCAlert message as quoted by NBC Miami; the building references use bare numbers ('in 1000', 'avoid 1000') rather than 'Building 1000', matching MDC's internal building-number shorthand.",
        "Relocating occupants from building 1000 to building 6000 reflects a shelter-and-relocate response rather than a full campus evacuation.",
        "'Fire Department is on the scene' confirms an active gas-leak response was already underway when the alert went out."
      ],
      "characterCount": 141
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestampApprox": "Shortly after 9:00 a.m. EDT on September 16, 2022",
      "channel": "sms",
      "verbatimText": "",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": false,
      "sourceDescription": "Reconstructed from NBC Miami reporting that the school gave the all clear shortly after 9 a.m. EDT",
      "annotations": []
    }
  ],
  "context": "Miami Dade College is one of the largest institutions in the United States, and its Eduardo J. Padron Campus sits near Southwest 27th Avenue and 7th Street in Miami. On the morning of September 16, 2022, [NBC Miami reported](https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/gas-leak-causes-evacuation-at-miami-dade-colleges-padron-campus/2859823/) that a gas leak in building 1000 forced an evacuation, that occupants were relocated to building 6000, and that [the college issued an all clear shortly after 9 a.m. EDT](https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/gas-leak-causes-evacuation-at-miami-dade-colleges-padron-campus/2859823/) with no injuries reported. The relocate-and-reopen sequence is typical of a contained gas-leak response on a large urban campus. This case adds a confirmed gas-leak evacuation at MDC's Padron Campus, distinct from the existing MDC cases tied to the North Campus 2017 bomb threat and the 2026 Homestead incidents.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "The gas leak was in building 1000, and occupants were relocated to building 6000 rather than ordered fully off campus",
    "The college issued an all clear shortly after 9 a.m. EDT with no injuries",
    "NBC Miami quoted the verbatim initial MDCAlert text but did not publish the all-clear wording, so the all-clear remains isVerbatimConfirmed:false"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Gas Leak Causes Evacuation at Miami-Dade College's Padron Campus - NBC Miami",
      "url": "https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/gas-leak-causes-evacuation-at-miami-dade-colleges-padron-campus/2859823/",
      "type": "local-media"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "medium",
  "tags": [
    "gas-leak",
    "evacuation",
    "florida",
    "community-college",
    "miami",
    "padron-campus"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-05-28",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-05-28",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}