{
  "id": "2025-12-14-uc-berkeley-etcheverry-hall-hazmat",
  "slug": "uc-berkeley-etcheverry-hall-hazmat-2025-12-14",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of California, Berkeley",
    "shortName": "UC Berkeley",
    "state": "CA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "UCPD / WarnMe",
    "enrollment": 45000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-12-14",
    "type": "hazmat",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Hazmat leak reported at Etcheverry Hall then all-clear",
    "headlinePublic": "Hazmat leak reported at Etcheverry Hall then all-clear",
    "summary": "On December 14-15, 2025, [UCPD issued a WarnMe critical alert for a hazardous material leak at Etcheverry Hall](https://x.com/UCPD_Cal/status/2000393760396476692) directing evacuation procedures, followed by all-clear from Berkeley Fire Department.",
    "outcome": "Berkeley Fire deemed building safe; normal operations resumed.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2025-12-14T18:33:00-08:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "UC Berkeley WarnMe - Critical Alert: Hazardous Material leak reported at Etcheverry Hall. Stay safe and follow building evacuation procedures.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/UCPD_Cal/status/2000393760396476692",
      "sourceDescription": "@UCPD_Cal WarnMe hazmat",
      "characterCount": 142,
      "annotations": [
        "Full text from official @UCPD_Cal X."
      ]
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestamp": "2025-12-14T18:57:00-08:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "UC Berkeley WarnMe - UPDATE - ALL CLEAR. Etcheverry Hall has been deemed safe by Berkeley Fire Department. The building has returned to normal operations.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/UCPD_Cal/status/2000399771106705537",
      "sourceDescription": "@UCPD_Cal WarnMe all-clear",
      "characterCount": 154,
      "annotations": [
        "Full text from official @UCPD_Cal X."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "context": "UCPD_Cal WarnMe / crime notices.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official X text."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@UCPD_Cal",
      "url": "https://x.com/UCPD_Cal/status/2000393760396476692",
      "type": "official-social"
    },
    {
      "title": "@UCPD_Cal",
      "url": "https://x.com/UCPD_Cal/status/2000399771106705537",
      "type": "official-social"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "uc-berkeley",
    "hazmat",
    "warnme"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-27",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-27",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}