{
  "id": "2021-06-23-university-of-iowa-gas-line-break-near-melrose-and-melrose-court",
  "slug": "university-of-iowa-gas-line-break-near-melrose-and-melrose-court-2021-06-23",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Iowa",
    "shortName": "Iowa",
    "state": "IA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Hawk Alert",
    "enrollment": 30000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2021-06-23",
    "type": "hazardous-condition",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Gas line break near Melrose and Melrose Court",
    "headlinePublic": "Gas line break near Melrose and Melrose Court",
    "summary": "University of Iowa [issued a Hawk Alert](https://emergency.uiowa.edu/hawk-alert-report-gas-line-break-area-melrose-and-melrose-court-stay-clear-area-see-euiowaedu). Full text is preserved from the official emergency.uiowa.edu archive.",
    "outcome": "See official Hawk Alert archive page for further updates if any.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "sms",
      "verbatimText": "HAWK ALERT: Report of a gas line break in the area of Melrose and Melrose Court. Stay clear of the area see e.uiowa.edu for further information.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://emergency.uiowa.edu/hawk-alert-report-gas-line-break-area-melrose-and-melrose-court-stay-clear-area-see-euiowaedu",
      "sourceDescription": "University of Iowa Hawk Alert SMS archive (emergency.uiowa.edu)",
      "annotations": [
        "Recovered from official emergency.uiowa.edu archive page title containing full transmitted Hawk Alert text.",
        "Page datetime used for undated SMS archive entry."
      ],
      "characterCount": 144,
      "confidence": "high",
      "timestampApprox": "Archive page datetime 2021-06-23"
    }
  ],
  "context": "University of Iowa publishes Hawk Alert SMS archive at emergency.uiowa.edu; page titles often preserve full transmitted text.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official Hawk Alert archive preserves complete short-form emergency SMS text."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "HAWK ALERT: Report of a gas line break in the area of Melrose and Melrose Court.",
      "url": "https://emergency.uiowa.edu/hawk-alert-report-gas-line-break-area-melrose-and-melrose-court-stay-clear-area-see-euiowaedu",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "iowa",
    "hawk-alert",
    "hazardous-condition"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}