{
  "id": "2026-05-01-university-of-washington-natural-gas-smell-central-campus",
  "slug": "university-of-washington-natural-gas-smell-central-campus-2026-05-01",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Washington",
    "shortName": "UW",
    "state": "WA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "UW Alert",
    "enrollment": 60000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-05-01",
    "type": "gas-leak",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "confirmed-threat",
    "headline": "Smell of natural gas near central campus buildings prompts fire department response",
    "headlinePublic": "Smell of natural gas near central campus buildings prompts fire department response",
    "summary": "On May 1, 2026, the [UW Alert Blog](https://emergency.uw.edu/2026/05/01/uw-advisory-smell-of-natural-gas/) posted updates as Seattle Fire Department investigated a natural-gas smell near central campus buildings, later locating a leak at the Haggett Hall construction area and shutting the gas off.",
    "outcome": "Leak located at Haggett Hall construction area; gas turned off; smell dissipating."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2026-05-01T09:35:00-07:00",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "verbatimText": "9:35 a.m. The Seattle Fire Department is investigating a report of a smell of natural gas near several buildings in the central area of campus. Follow directions from firefighters at the scene. Updates to follow.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2026/05/01/uw-advisory-smell-of-natural-gas/",
      "sourceDescription": "UW Alert Blog (official emergency.uw.edu)",
      "annotations": [
        "Timestamped blog update recovered from official UW Alert Blog sequence (alert type: initial)."
      ],
      "characterCount": 212
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2026-05-01T09:42:00-07:00",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "verbatimText": "UPDATE 9:42 a.m.: Initial monitoring has not detected any gas in the area. Firefighters are continuing to investigate.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2026/05/01/uw-advisory-smell-of-natural-gas/",
      "sourceDescription": "UW Alert Blog (official emergency.uw.edu)",
      "annotations": [
        "Timestamped blog update recovered from official UW Alert Blog sequence (alert type: update)."
      ],
      "characterCount": 118
    },
    {
      "sequence": 3,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestamp": "2026-05-01T09:57:00-07:00",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "verbatimText": "UPDATE 9:57 a.m.: Firefighters have located the source of the gas leak at the Haggett Hall construction area. The gas has been turned off, and the smell is dissipating.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2026/05/01/uw-advisory-smell-of-natural-gas/",
      "sourceDescription": "UW Alert Blog (official emergency.uw.edu)",
      "annotations": [
        "Timestamped blog update recovered from official UW Alert Blog sequence (alert type: all-clear)."
      ],
      "characterCount": 168
    }
  ],
  "context": "UW published a three-update natural-gas sequence on the official [UW Alert Blog](https://emergency.uw.edu/) on May 1, 2026.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official multi-update gas-smell sequence",
    "Source identified as Haggett Hall construction area"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "UW Advisory – Smell of natural gas",
      "url": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2026/05/01/uw-advisory-smell-of-natural-gas/",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-21"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "gas-leak",
    "uw-alert",
    "washington",
    "2026"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-21",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-21",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}