{
  "id": "2025-10-24-university-of-illinois-104-s-mathews-fire",
  "slug": "university-of-illinois-104-s-mathews-fire-2025-10-24",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign",
    "shortName": "Illinois",
    "state": "IL",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Illini-Alert",
    "enrollment": 56000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-10-24",
    "type": "fire",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "all-clear",
    "headline": "Fire at 104 S Mathews Ave, Urbana",
    "headlinePublic": "Fire at 104 S Mathews Ave, Urbana",
    "summary": "UIUC [Illini-Alert](https://x.com/IlliniAlert/status/1981778290437165443) reported a fire at 104 S Mathews Ave, Urbana, with avoid/leave guidance, then all-cleared that address.",
    "outcome": "Illini-Alert stated the emergency at 104 S Mathews Ave had ended.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2025-10-24T12:42:18-05:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Illini-Alert Emergency. Fire at 104 S Mathews Ave Urbana. Avoid area. If in or near this location, leave immediately. More information to come.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/IlliniAlert/status/1981778290437165443",
      "sourceDescription": "@IlliniAlert on X (official Illini-Alert account, full status text)",
      "annotations": [
        "Full text from official @IlliniAlert X status 1981778290437165443"
      ],
      "characterCount": 143
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2025-10-24T13:45:43-05:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Illini-Alert. Emergency services remain on scene, please continue to avoid the area.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/IlliniAlert/status/1981794249235427527",
      "sourceDescription": "@IlliniAlert on X (official Illini-Alert account, full status text)",
      "annotations": [
        "Full text from official @IlliniAlert X status 1981794249235427527"
      ],
      "characterCount": 84
    },
    {
      "sequence": 3,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestamp": "2025-10-24T14:55:59-05:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Illini-Alert. The emergency at 104 S Mathews Ave Urbana has ended. It is safe to resume regular activities.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/IlliniAlert/status/1981811931687137498",
      "sourceDescription": "@IlliniAlert on X (official Illini-Alert account, full status text)",
      "annotations": [
        "Full text from official @IlliniAlert X status 1981811931687137498"
      ],
      "characterCount": 107
    }
  ],
  "context": "On 2025-10-24, [University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign](https://illinois.edu/) [Illini-Alert](https://x.com/IlliniAlert) transmitted emergency notifications via the official @IlliniAlert X account. Goldmine handle verified as the campus life-safety alerting channel.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Complete fire emergency wording",
    "Address-specific all-clear"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Illini-Alert X post (initial)",
      "url": "https://x.com/IlliniAlert/status/1981778290437165443",
      "type": "official-social"
    },
    {
      "title": "@IlliniAlert",
      "url": "https://x.com/IlliniAlert",
      "type": "official-social"
    },
    {
      "title": "University of Illinois Police",
      "url": "https://police.illinois.edu/",
      "type": "official"
    },
    {
      "title": "Illini-Alert X (update)",
      "url": "https://x.com/IlliniAlert/status/1981794249235427527",
      "type": "official-social"
    },
    {
      "title": "Illini-Alert X (all-clear)",
      "url": "https://x.com/IlliniAlert/status/1981811931687137498",
      "type": "official-social"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "fire",
    "illini-alert",
    "uiuc",
    "urbana"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-21",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-21",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}