{
  "id": "2019-08-26-university-of-michigan-gas-leak-near-north-quad-with-multi-update-respons",
  "slug": "university-of-michigan-gas-leak-near-north-quad-with-multi-update-respons-2019-08-26",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Michigan",
    "shortName": "U-M",
    "state": "MI",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "DPSS / U-M Emergency Alert",
    "enrollment": 51000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2019-08-26",
    "type": "gas-leak",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Gas leak near North Quad with multi-update response",
    "headlinePublic": "Gas leak near North Quad with multi-update response",
    "summary": "University of Michigan DPSS [published this notice](https://news.dpss.umich.edu/2019/08/1592). Full text is preserved from the official DPSS news page.",
    "outcome": "See official DPSS notice for investigation status and community guidance."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "update",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "verbatimText": "August 26, 2019\nU-M Emergency Alert 08/26/19: Gas Leak\nEmergency Alert Overview\nAll Clear: 6:10 p.m. The gas leak incident at North Quad 105 S State Street has been resolved. The building has been re-occupied and normal vehicle and pedestrian traffic has resumed. Resume normal business.\n\nUpdate #3: 5:44 p.m. DTE identified the location of the leak as outside North Quad. AAFD cleared North Quad to be reoccupied. State St. has reopened. E. Huron St. remains closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic between State St. and Fletcher. Continue to avoid the area.\n\nUpdate #2: 4:38 p.m. No injuries reported at this time. North Quad has been evacuated, DTE is on scene assessing. Continue to avoid the area. Roads remain closed.\n\nUpdate #1: 4:20 p.m. Ann Arbor Fire Department (AAFD) is on scene checking the building. Academic and Residential sides of North Quads are being evacuated. Continue to avoid the area. Multiple roads remain closed at this time.\n\nUM-Ann Arbor EAlert: Gas leak near North Quad 105 S State St at 4:15 p.m. Avoid area of State St/Huron and Washington/State St. For updates, go to: dpss.umich.edu.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://news.dpss.umich.edu/2019/08/1592",
      "sourceDescription": "University of Michigan DPSS news alert page",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official news.dpss.umich.edu alert page HTML."
      ],
      "characterCount": 1117,
      "confidence": "high",
      "timestampApprox": "DPSS notice dated 2019-08-26"
    }
  ],
  "context": "University of Michigan Division of Public Safety and Security emergency and crime alert series under news.dpss.umich.edu.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official DPSS news page preserves the multi-channel emergency alert sequence."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "U-M DPSS Alert",
      "url": "https://news.dpss.umich.edu/2019/08/1592",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "michigan",
    "umich",
    "dpss",
    "emergency-alert",
    "gas-leak"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}