{
  "id": "2019-08-01-university-of-washington-uw-alert-seattle",
  "slug": "university-of-washington-uw-alert-seattle-2019-08-01",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Washington",
    "shortName": "UW",
    "state": "WA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "UW Alert",
    "enrollment": 50000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2019-08-01",
    "type": "hazmat",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "This post will be updated when gas service is confirmed to have been restored",
    "headlinePublic": "This post will be updated when gas service is confirmed to have been restored",
    "summary": "University of Washington [published an official alert](https://emergency.uw.edu/2019/08/01/uw-alert-seattle-29/) on or about 2019-08-01. 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 2019-08-01",
      "verbatimText": "UPDATE at 10:35 p.m.: Gas service to the HUB has largely been restored. Work on other affected buildings, including Miller, Raitt, Art, Kane and Paccar, will continue Friday morning.\n\nUPDATE at 10:39 a.m.: Seattle Fire Department has investigated the gas leak in the N22 parking lot, north of the HUB, and the area has been rendered safe. Gas service may be affected in nearby buildings, including the HUB, Hall Health, UW Club, Communications and residence halls in the northeast section of campus.\n\nThis post will be updated when gas service is confirmed to have been restored.\n\nUPDATE at 10:30 a.m.: Gas service may be affected in nearby buildings, including the HUB, Hall Health, UW Club and residence halls in the northeast section of campus.\n\nORIGINAL POST: A gas line was inadvertently struck during work on the N22 parking lot, north of the HUB. The gas line has been shut off, but please avoid the immediate area until further notice. No buildings are being evacuated at this time.\n\nMAP: uw.edu/maps/?n22\n\nUpdates will be provided here as they become available.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2019/08/01/uw-alert-seattle-29/",
      "sourceDescription": "UW Alert",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official institutional alert archive page.",
        "Confirmed-verbatim recovery from live institutional source."
      ],
      "characterCount": 1070,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official UW Alert archive entry.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official archive page preserves complete alert text."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "UW Alert Seattle",
      "url": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2019/08/01/uw-alert-seattle-29/",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "washington",
    "uw",
    "uw-alert",
    "hazmat"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}