{
  "id": "2019-11-18-university-of-washington-uw-alert-seattle-gas-smell-at-raitt-hall",
  "slug": "university-of-washington-uw-alert-seattle-gas-smell-at-raitt-hall-2019-11-18",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Washington",
    "shortName": "UW",
    "state": "WA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "UW Alert",
    "enrollment": 50000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2019-11-18",
    "type": "hazmat",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "UW Alert Seattle: Gas smell at Raitt Hall",
    "headlinePublic": "UW Alert Seattle: Gas smell at Raitt Hall",
    "summary": "University of Washington [published an official alert](https://emergency.uw.edu/2019/11/18/uw-alert-seattle-33/) on or about 2019-11-18. 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 2019-11-18",
      "verbatimText": "UPDATE at 11:26 a.m.: All clear. Seattle Fire Department determined there is no gas leak at Raitt Hall. The smell may be related to construction nearby.\n\nORIGINAL POST at 11:02 a.m.: There are reports of a gas smell at Raitt Hall in the Quad (map). Seattle Fire Department is on the scene. Please avoid the area and building.\n\nThis post will be updated as more information becomes available.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2019/11/18/uw-alert-seattle-33/",
      "sourceDescription": "UW Alert",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official institutional alert archive page.",
        "Confirmed-verbatim recovery from live institutional source."
      ],
      "characterCount": 391,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official UW Alert archive entry.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official archive page preserves complete alert text."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "UW Alert Seattle: Gas smell at Raitt Hall",
      "url": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2019/11/18/uw-alert-seattle-33/",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "washington",
    "uw",
    "uw-alert",
    "hazmat"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}