{
  "id": "2024-10-22-syracuse-university-women-s-building-evacuated-for-odor-then-reopened",
  "slug": "syracuse-university-women-s-building-evacuated-for-odor-then-reopened-2024-10-22",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Syracuse University",
    "shortName": "Syracuse",
    "state": "NY",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Orange Alert / DPS Notice",
    "enrollment": 22000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2024-10-22",
    "type": "hazardous-condition",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Women's Building evacuated for odor then reopened",
    "headlinePublic": "Women's Building evacuated for odor then reopened",
    "summary": "Syracuse University DPS [published a public safety notice](https://dps.syr.edu/2024/10/22/25-public-safety-informational-notice/). Full text is preserved from the official DPS page.",
    "outcome": "See official DPS notice for investigation status and safety guidance.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "Shortly after 1 p.m., the Women's Building was evacuated due to a suspicious odor. Fire and Life Safety Services and the Syracuse Fire Department responded to the scene to assess the source of the problem. Upon completing their inspection, it was determined the odor came from an air handling unit. After isolating the source ventilating the space, Syracuse Fire Department reopened the building, and it has resumed standard operations.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://dps.syr.edu/2024/10/22/25-public-safety-informational-notice/",
      "sourceDescription": "Syracuse University Department of Public Safety notice",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official dps.syr.edu public safety notice HTML."
      ],
      "characterCount": 436,
      "confidence": "high",
      "timestampApprox": "DPS notice dated 2024-10-22"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Syracuse University Department of Public Safety public safety notice series under dps.syr.edu.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official DPS public safety notice preserves campus community warning text."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "25 – Public Safety Informational Notice",
      "url": "https://dps.syr.edu/2024/10/22/25-public-safety-informational-notice/",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "syracuse",
    "dps",
    "public-safety-notice",
    "hazardous-condition"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}