{
  "id": "2019-10-14-university-of-washington-uw-alert-gas-leak-near-uw-tower",
  "slug": "university-of-washington-uw-alert-gas-leak-near-uw-tower-2019-10-14",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Washington",
    "shortName": "UW",
    "state": "WA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "UW Alert",
    "enrollment": 50000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2019-10-14",
    "type": "weather",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "UW Alert: Gas leak near UW Tower",
    "headlinePublic": "UW Alert: Gas leak near UW Tower",
    "summary": "University of Washington [published an official alert](https://emergency.uw.edu/2019/10/14/uw-alert/) on or about 2019-10-14. Full text is preserved from the official archive.",
    "outcome": "See official notice for status.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "timestampApprox": "Published on or about 2019-10-14",
      "verbatimText": "UPDATE at 5:57 p.m.: All clear. The gas leak near UW Tower has been resolved. Expect traffic delays in the area tonight and Tuesday morning as crews continue work in the area. The UW Tower and nearby buildings are clear for re-entry.\n\nUPDATE at 5:30 p.m.: Crews have secured the gas leak near UW Tower, at Brooklyn Ave NE and NE 45th St. Officials are checking nearby buildings and will reopen them when they are deemed safe, by approximately 6 p.m. The UW Tower is now clear for entry.\n\nRoads in the area will begin to open, though officials advise that eastbound NE 45th St. will likely remain closed to traffic for several hours.\n\nUPDATE at 3:32 p.m.: Seattle FD has updated the evacuation map again, now north to NE 47th St.\n\nUPDATE at 3:10 p.m.: Seattle FD has updated the evacuation map:\n\nUPDATE at 3 p.m.: Officials are estimating two to three hours before the gas leak at Brooklyn Ave. NE and NE 45th St. is cleared. The perimeter has also been extended to the east from University Way NE to 15th Ave. NE. The perimeter to the north is NE 47th St.\n\nUPDATE at 2:35 p.m.: Fire and utility crews are still working to address the gas leak at Brooklyn Ave. NE and NE 45th St. Anyone leaving the UW Tower is asked to move to the south of the building.\n\nHere is the evacuation map shared by Seattle FD:\n\nNE 45th St. and Brooklyn Ave. NE: this is the current evacuation zone, please continue to avoid the area until the leak is secured. PSE has arrived on scene. pic.twitter.com/ryBVu2c9eY\n\n- Seattle Fire Dept. (@SeattleFire) October 14, 2019\n\nORIGINAL POST: Seattle Fire Department is responding to a reported gas leak at a construction site at Brooklyn Ave. NE and NE 45th St. near the UW Tower.\n\nThe Tower is currently being evacuated. Please avoid the area. More information will be provided here as it becomes available.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2019/10/14/uw-alert/",
      "sourceDescription": "UW Alert",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official institutional alert archive page.",
        "Confirmed-verbatim recovery from live institutional source."
      ],
      "characterCount": 1826,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official UW Alert archive entry.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official archive page preserves complete alert text."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "UW Alert: Gas leak near UW Tower",
      "url": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2019/10/14/uw-alert/",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "washington",
    "uw",
    "uw-alert",
    "weather"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}