{
  "id": "2020-12-24-university-of-washington-seattle-fire-response-near-roosevelt-way-ne-and-ne",
  "slug": "university-of-washington-seattle-fire-response-near-roosevelt-way-ne-and-ne-2020-12-24",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Washington",
    "shortName": "UW",
    "state": "WA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "UW Alert",
    "enrollment": 50000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2020-12-24",
    "type": "hazmat",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Seattle Fire response near Roosevelt Way NE and NE 50th St",
    "headlinePublic": "Seattle Fire response near Roosevelt Way NE and NE 50th St",
    "summary": "University of Washington [published a UW Alert Blog update](https://emergency.uw.edu/2020/12/24/seattle-fire-response-near-roosevelt-way-ne-and-ne-50th-st/) on or about 2020-12-24. Full text is preserved from the official emergency blog.",
    "outcome": "See official update page for status.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "timestampApprox": "Published on or about 2020-12-24",
      "verbatimText": "Seattle Fire Department crews are responding to a large fire in a vacant commercial building in the University District, near Roosevelt Way NE and NE 50th St. No injuries have been reported at this time.\n\nPlease avoid the area. Road closures are in places and traffic is being diverted to accommodate the fire response.\n\nCrews are investigating reports of a fire near a commercial building at Roosevelt Way NE & NE 50th St. Please avoid the area. @SDOTtraffic\n\n- Seattle Fire Dept. (@SeattleFire) December 24, 2020\n\nMore updates are being posted on Seattle Fire's Twitter feed.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2020/12/24/seattle-fire-response-near-roosevelt-way-ne-and-ne-50th-st/",
      "sourceDescription": "UW Alert Blog",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official emergency.uw.edu Alert Blog entry body.",
        "Confirmed-verbatim recovery from live institutional source."
      ],
      "characterCount": 577,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "University of Washington UW Alert Blog multi-update emergency archive.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official Alert Blog page preserves complete multi-update alert text."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "Seattle Fire response near Roosevelt Way NE and NE 50th St.",
      "url": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2020/12/24/seattle-fire-response-near-roosevelt-way-ne-and-ne-50th-st/",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "washington",
    "uw",
    "uw-alert",
    "hazmat"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}