{
  "id": "2025-05-15-san-diego-state-university-hostler-storm-hall-water-leak",
  "slug": "san-diego-state-university-hostler-storm-hall-water-leak-2025-05-15",
  "institution": {
    "name": "San Diego State University",
    "shortName": "SDSU",
    "state": "CA",
    "type": "public-r2",
    "alertSystemName": "SDSU Alert",
    "enrollment": 37000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-05-15",
    "type": "utility-failure",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "ongoing",
    "headline": "Water leak knocks out power at Hostler and Storm Hall West",
    "headlinePublic": "Water leak knocks out power at Hostler and Storm Hall West",
    "summary": "San Diego State University [issued SDSU Alerts](https://urgent.sdsu.edu/archives/2025-05-15-water-leak) after a water leak left Charles W. Hostler Hall and Storm Hall West without power, then said the leak was isolated while those buildings still lacked power and domestic water.",
    "outcome": "Leak isolated. Hostler and Storm Hall West still without power and domestic water at the last archived product; fire suppression unaffected."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2025-05-15T09:10:00-07:00",
      "channel": "sms",
      "verbatimText": "SDSU Alert: Facilities Services is currently responding to a water leak impacting the Charles W. Hostler Hall and Storm Hall West buildings. Both buildings are currently without power. Crews are working to determine the cause of the leak. More updates to come.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://urgent.sdsu.edu/archives/2025-05-15-water-leak",
      "sourceDescription": "SDSU Urgent archive — May 15 2025 water leak 9:10 a.m. SDSU Alert",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent fetches 2026-08-17. sha256 f0cc6ea7b62b4a5c8c805d710a8dc030488bda44e96a13b4104866b8864ad976.",
        "Thread checked N/A (official HTML archive).",
        "Not a test: live SDSU Alert about a water leak and power loss.",
        "Distinct incident from 2024-09-22-sdsu-water-main-break: different date, buildings, and year."
      ],
      "characterCount": 260
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2025-05-15T10:47:00-07:00",
      "channel": "sms",
      "verbatimText": "SDSU Alert: The water leak has been isolated. Storm Hall West and Charles Hostler Hall remain without power and domestic water. Fire suppression is not affected for either of the buildings. Students with exams in the building should monitor Canvas and connect with their faculty with any questions regarding courses. Academic departments with exams in the buildings are encouraged to communicate with their students any changes in locations as soon as possible. No other buildings in the area are impacted, and this issue does not impact SDSU Imperial Valley.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://urgent.sdsu.edu/archives/2025-05-15-water-leak",
      "sourceDescription": "SDSU Urgent archive — May 15 2025 water leak 10:47 a.m. SDSU Alert",
      "annotations": [
        "Same dual fetch."
      ],
      "characterCount": 559
    }
  ],
  "context": "SDSU Urgent archive for a May 15, 2025 water leak affecting Hostler Hall and Storm Hall West.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Two-building utility outage from a water leak; leak later isolated with power and domestic water still down."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "SDSU Urgent archive — Water Leak",
      "url": "https://urgent.sdsu.edu/archives/2025-05-15-water-leak",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-17",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523/500 earlier this run; not retried this file"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-r2",
    "california",
    "sdsu",
    "water-leak"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-08-17",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-17",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}