{
  "id": "2020-09-30-university-of-washington-uw-advisory-seattle-fire-response-at-stevens-court",
  "slug": "university-of-washington-uw-advisory-seattle-fire-response-at-stevens-court-2020-09-30",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Washington",
    "shortName": "UW",
    "state": "WA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "UW Alert",
    "enrollment": 50000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2020-09-30",
    "type": "hazmat",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "UW Advisory Seattle: Fire response at Stevens Court, traffic closures in place",
    "headlinePublic": "UW Advisory Seattle: Fire response at Stevens Court, traffic closures in place",
    "summary": "University of Washington [published a UW Alert Blog update](https://emergency.uw.edu/2020/09/30/uw-advisory-seattle-25/) on or about 2020-09-30. 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 2020-09-30",
      "verbatimText": "UPDATE at 1:11 PM: The fire response at Stevens Court has been cleared, and all surrounding roads are open.\n\nUPDATE at 12:24 PM: The fire in an apartment unit kitchen in Stevens Court has been extinguished. Seattle Fire Department crews remain on scene to help with smoke and water clean-up. One person sustained a minor burn injury.\n\nA stovetop fire and smoke activated the building's sprinkler system, causing some water damage to the apartment and surrounding units, officials said. Fire crews are working to clear water and smoke from the building.\n\nTraffic closures are still in place on Brooklyn Ave. NE between NE 40th St. and NE Pacific St. Please continue to avoid the area.\n\nORIGINAL POST at 12:16 PM: Fire response at Stevens Court. Traffic closures; avoid area. More info alert.uw.edu",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2020/09/30/uw-advisory-seattle-25/",
      "sourceDescription": "UW Alert Blog",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official emergency.uw.edu Alert Blog entry body.",
        "Confirmed-verbatim recovery from live institutional source."
      ],
      "characterCount": 796,
      "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": "UW Advisory Seattle: Fire response at Stevens Court, traffic closures in place",
      "url": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2020/09/30/uw-advisory-seattle-25/",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "washington",
    "uw",
    "uw-alert",
    "hazmat"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}