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  "id": "2023-09-01-university-of-iowa-fire-response-at-iowa-advanced-technology-lab",
  "slug": "university-of-iowa-fire-response-at-iowa-advanced-technology-lab-2023-09-01",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Iowa",
    "shortName": "Iowa",
    "state": "IA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Hawk Alert / Campus Safety",
    "enrollment": 30000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2023-09-01",
    "type": "fire",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Fire response at Iowa Advanced Technology Lab",
    "headlinePublic": "Fire response at Iowa Advanced Technology Lab",
    "summary": "University of Iowa Campus Safety [published a notice](https://safety.uiowa.edu/news/2023/09/iowa-city-fire-department-responds-fire-iowa-advanced-technology-lab). Full text recovered from safety.uiowa.edu.",
    "outcome": "See official Campus Safety news page for further updates if any."
  },
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      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "Campus Safety notice dated 2023-09-01",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "First responders were dispatched to the location at 10:37 a.m. by University of Iowa Emergency Communications.\n\nThe University of Iowa Police Department (UIPD), UI Fire Safety, and the Iowa City Fire Department (ICFD) were dispatched to the building.\n\nThe scene was stabilized by 11:28 a.m. and fire crews officially cleared the scene at 11:58 a.m.\n\nNo injuries were reported. Foul play is not suspected, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Iowa City Fire Department. A damage estimate is not yet available.\n\nCampus Safety was assisted by the Johnson County Emergency Communications Center, Iowa City Fire Department, Johnson County Ambulance Service, and UI Facilities Management.\n\nAdmin Login",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://safety.uiowa.edu/news/2023/09/iowa-city-fire-department-responds-fire-iowa-advanced-technology-lab",
      "sourceDescription": "University of Iowa Campus Safety news notice",
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      "confidence": "high"
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      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "Campus Safety update dated 2023-09 (week after initial fire response)",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "Last week, the Iowa City Fire Department responded to two reports of a possible fire at Iowa Advanced Technology Laboratories (IATL), 205 North Madison St.\n\nAn investigation by Iowa City Fire Department and the University of Iowa Fire Safety Coordinator determined that radiant heat from the sun reflecting onto the stainless-steel exterior caused the underlayment materials to smolder. A layer of drywall kept the burning materials from entering the exterior wall cavity.\n\nThe area has been covered with a nonreflective material as a temporary measure, and regular visual inspections will continue until more permanent solutions are put in place.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://safety.uiowa.edu/news/2023/09/update-fire-response-iatl",
      "sourceDescription": "University of Iowa Campus Safety news update",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim update on IATL fire cause determination from safety.uiowa.edu."
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      "confidence": "high"
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  "keyFindings": [
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    {
      "title": "Fire response at Iowa Advanced Technology Lab",
      "url": "https://safety.uiowa.edu/news/2023/09/iowa-city-fire-department-responds-fire-iowa-advanced-technology-lab",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
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    {
      "title": "Campus Safety update",
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      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
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  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
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  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
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