{
  "id": "2026-10-28-university-at-buffalo-cooke-hall-gas-leak",
  "slug": "university-at-buffalo-cooke-hall-gas-leak-2026-10-28",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University at Buffalo",
    "shortName": "UB",
    "state": "NY",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "UB Alert",
    "alertPlatform": "Rave",
    "enrollment": 32000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-10-28",
    "type": "gas-leak",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "confirmed-threat",
    "headline": "Possible natural gas leak empties a science building; re-entry an hour later",
    "headlinePublic": "Possible natural gas leak empties a science building; re-entry an hour later",
    "summary": "On Wednesday afternoon, October 28, 2026, University at Buffalo police posted that Cooke Hall on the North Campus had been evacuated for a possible natural gas leak, and [an hour later said it was safe to re-enter](https://x.com/ub_alert/status/2115518218420846782).",
    "outcome": "National Fuel and UB Facilities addressed the leak, and re-entry was allowed at 2:57 PM EDT on October 28, 2026. No injuries were reported in the alerts."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2026-10-28T13:55:56-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "#UBuffalo Police are investigating a possible natural gas leak in Cooke Hall (North Campus). The building has been evacuated. Avoid the area of Cooke and Hochstetter halls. #UBAlert",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/ub_alert/status/2115502842211340545",
      "sourceDescription": "@ub_alert post",
      "annotations": [
        "Read twice on 2026-11-02 (X search, then an independent post-id lookup); the two texts matched. HTML entities decoded; t.co links kept as posted."
      ],
      "characterCount": 181
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestamp": "2026-10-28T14:57:02-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Crews from National Fuel and #UBuffalo Facilities have addressed the natural gas leak in Cooke Hall, North Campus. It is safe to re-enter the Cooke-Hochstetter Complex. Updates: https://t.co/xOoylvuUcJ #UBAlert",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/ub_alert/status/2115518218420846782",
      "sourceDescription": "@ub_alert post",
      "annotations": [
        "Read twice on 2026-11-02 (X search, then an independent post-id lookup); the two texts matched. HTML entities decoded; t.co links kept as posted.",
        "Thread checked 2026-11-02: no further @ub_alert posts for this incident."
      ],
      "characterCount": 210
    }
  ],
  "context": "The [initial post](https://x.com/ub_alert/status/2115502842211340545) named the evacuated building and the adjacent hall to avoid; the [all-clear](https://x.com/ub_alert/status/2115518218420846782) credited National Fuel and UB Facilities.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Re-entry came 61 minutes after the evacuation post."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@ub_alert: possible natural gas leak in Cooke Hall",
      "url": "https://x.com/ub_alert/status/2115502842211340545",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-11-02"
    },
    {
      "title": "@ub_alert: safe to re-enter Cooke-Hochstetter Complex",
      "url": "https://x.com/ub_alert/status/2115518218420846782",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-11-02"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "2026",
    "fresh-week",
    "gas-leak",
    "public-r1",
    "new-york",
    "evacuation",
    "all-clear"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-11-02",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-11-02",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}