{
  "id": "2025-03-07-university-of-iowa-bowen-science-gas-leak",
  "slug": "university-of-iowa-bowen-science-gas-leak-2025-03-07",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Iowa",
    "shortName": "Iowa",
    "state": "IA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Hawk Alert",
    "enrollment": 30000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-03-07",
    "type": "gas-leak",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "confirmed-threat",
    "headline": "Gas leak at Bowen Science prompts avoid-area alert; building closed for remediation",
    "headlinePublic": "Gas leak at Bowen Science prompts avoid-area alert; building closed for remediation",
    "summary": "On the night of March 7, 2025, a [Hawk Alert](https://emergency.uiowa.edu/hawk-alert-gas-leak-bowen-science-avoid-area-more-emergencyuiowaedu) reported a gas leak at Bowen Science and told the community to avoid the area. A follow-up [Hawk Alert](https://emergency.uiowa.edu/hawk-alert-incident-bowen-science-resolved-building-remains-closed-tonight-remediation-more) said the incident was resolved but the building remained closed overnight for remediation.",
    "outcome": "Incident resolved; building remained closed overnight for remediation."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2025-03-07T23:29:00-06:00",
      "channel": "sms",
      "verbatimText": "HAWK ALERT: Gas leak at Bowen Science. Avoid the area. More: emergency.uiowa.edu",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://emergency.uiowa.edu/hawk-alert-gas-leak-bowen-science-avoid-area-more-emergencyuiowaedu",
      "sourceDescription": "UI Hawk Alert Archive (page title = full SMS)",
      "annotations": [
        "Distinct from July 2025 Bowen Science gas-leak sequence already filed"
      ],
      "characterCount": 80
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "channel": "sms",
      "verbatimText": "HAWK ALERT: Incident at Bowen Science resolved. Building remains closed tonight for remediation. More: emergency.uiowa.edu",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://emergency.uiowa.edu/hawk-alert-incident-bowen-science-resolved-building-remains-closed-tonight-remediation-more",
      "sourceDescription": "UI Hawk Alert Archive (page title = full SMS)",
      "annotations": [
        "Resolved but building closed overnight for remediation"
      ],
      "characterCount": 122
    }
  ],
  "context": "Bowen Science Building received a March 7, 2025 gas-leak [Hawk Alert](https://emergency.uiowa.edu/archive) sequence separate from the July 15, 2025 Bowen Science gas-leak case already in the archive.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "March 2025 Bowen Science gas leak is a separate incident from July 2025",
    "All-clear keeps building closed for overnight remediation"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Hawk Alert — Bowen Science gas leak Mar 2025",
      "url": "https://emergency.uiowa.edu/hawk-alert-gas-leak-bowen-science-avoid-area-more-emergencyuiowaedu",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-21"
    },
    {
      "title": "Hawk Alert — Bowen Science resolved/closed",
      "url": "https://emergency.uiowa.edu/hawk-alert-incident-bowen-science-resolved-building-remains-closed-tonight-remediation-more",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-21"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "gas-leak",
    "bowen-science",
    "hawk-alert",
    "iowa",
    "2025"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-21",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-21",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}