{
  "id": "2026-05-19-university-of-washington-fluke-hall-battery-fire",
  "slug": "university-of-washington-fluke-hall-battery-fire-2026-05-19",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Washington",
    "shortName": "UW",
    "state": "WA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "UW Alert",
    "enrollment": 60000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-05-19",
    "type": "fire",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "confirmed-threat",
    "headline": "Small battery fire at Fluke Hall prompts avoid-area and road block",
    "headlinePublic": "Small battery fire at Fluke Hall prompts avoid-area and road block",
    "summary": "On May 19, 2026, the [UW Alert Blog](https://emergency.uw.edu/2026/05/19/uw-advisory-seattle-34/) posted updates as Seattle firefighters extinguished a small battery-caused fire at the CoMotion Hardware Incubator in Fluke Hall Room 215, briefly blocking Mason Road.",
    "outcome": "Fire extinguished; battery removed; no injuries; area reopened."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2026-05-19T20:01:00-07:00",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "verbatimText": "8:01 p.m.: Seattle firefighters are extinguishing a small fire at Fluke Hall. Avoid the area. The cause of the fire was believed to be a battery. No known injuries.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2026/05/19/uw-advisory-seattle-34/",
      "sourceDescription": "UW Alert Blog (official emergency.uw.edu)",
      "annotations": [
        "Official sequence recovered; alert type initial."
      ],
      "characterCount": 164
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2026-05-19T20:05:00-07:00",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "verbatimText": "Update at 8:05 p.m.: Mason Road near Fluke Hall is blocked due to the fire response.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2026/05/19/uw-advisory-seattle-34/",
      "sourceDescription": "UW Alert Blog (official emergency.uw.edu)",
      "annotations": [
        "Official sequence recovered; alert type update."
      ],
      "characterCount": 84
    },
    {
      "sequence": 3,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestamp": "2026-05-19T20:25:00-07:00",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "verbatimText": "Update at 8:25 p.m.: The small fire at the CoMotion Hardware Incubator in Fluke Hall (Room 215) has been extinguished. The battery that apparently caused the fire was removed from the building. No injuries were reported. The area is reopening.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2026/05/19/uw-advisory-seattle-34/",
      "sourceDescription": "UW Alert Blog (official emergency.uw.edu)",
      "annotations": [
        "Official sequence recovered; alert type all-clear."
      ],
      "characterCount": 243
    }
  ],
  "context": "UW published a three-update Fluke Hall fire sequence on the official [UW Alert Blog](https://emergency.uw.edu/) on May 19, 2026.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Battery identified as cause",
    "Mason Road briefly blocked during response"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "UW Advisory Seattle – Fluke Hall",
      "url": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2026/05/19/uw-advisory-seattle-34/",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-21"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "fire",
    "fluke-hall",
    "uw-alert",
    "washington",
    "2026"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-21",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-21",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}