{
  "id": "2024-01-18-university-of-washington-uw-alert-seattle-63",
  "slug": "university-of-washington-uw-alert-seattle-63-2024-01-18",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Washington",
    "shortName": "UW",
    "state": "WA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "UW Alert",
    "enrollment": 50000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2024-01-18",
    "type": "other",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "- Seattle Fire Dept. (@SeattleFire) January 19, 2024",
    "headlinePublic": "- Seattle Fire Dept. (@SeattleFire) January 19, 2024",
    "summary": "University of Washington [published a UW Alert Blog update](https://emergency.uw.edu/2024/01/18/uw-alert-seattle-63/) on or about 2024-01-18. 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 2024-01-18",
      "verbatimText": "UPDATE 9:15 p.m.: Hazardous materials incident at More Hall has ended. One student was exposed to chemicals and was treated at the scene. The area is reopening to traffic. \n\nUPDATE 7:37 p.m.: Spill contained to More Hall lab. \n\n7:29 p.m.: Hazardous materials materials incident at More Hall. Avoid area. Traffic blocked at Pend Oreille Road and Stevens Way.\n\n3700 block of E. Stevens Way: Hazmat crews are on scene for reports of a hazardous material leak. One patient is being evaluated. The building was evacuated. Please continue to avoid the area.\n\n- Seattle Fire Dept. (@SeattleFire) January 19, 2024",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2024/01/18/uw-alert-seattle-63/",
      "sourceDescription": "UW Alert Blog",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official emergency.uw.edu Alert Blog entry body.",
        "Confirmed-verbatim recovery from live institutional source."
      ],
      "characterCount": 605,
      "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 Alert Seattle",
      "url": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2024/01/18/uw-alert-seattle-63/",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "washington",
    "uw",
    "uw-alert",
    "other"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}