{
  "id": "2026-09-28-university-at-buffalo-governors-residence-hall-gas-odor",
  "slug": "university-at-buffalo-governors-residence-hall-gas-odor-2026-09-28",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University at Buffalo",
    "shortName": "UB",
    "state": "NY",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "UB Alert",
    "alertPlatform": "Rave",
    "enrollment": 32000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-09-28",
    "type": "gas-leak",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "contained",
    "headline": "Gas odor outside Governors Residence Hall, then contained",
    "headlinePublic": "Gas odor outside Governors Residence Hall, then contained",
    "summary": "UB Alert [reported a natural gas odor outside Governors Residence Hall](https://x.com/ub_alert/status/2104574329346211882) and told residents to leave for the Natural Sciences Complex.",
    "outcome": "The afternoon all-clear said the leak was contained and the area could be re-entered. Residents were told they would be temporarily without hot water while National Fuel completed exterior repairs."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2026-09-28T10:09:55-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "UB Alert: UB Police and National Fuel are investigating possible natural gas odor outside of the Governors Residence Hall complex. Avoid area. Residents asked to leave the complex as a precaution and walk to Natural Sciences Complex. #UBuffalo #UBAlert https://emergency.buffalo.edu",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/ub_alert/status/2104574329346211882",
      "sourceDescription": "@ub_alert Governors gas odor",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent fxtwitter fetch 2026-09-29. sha256 f2163b85d4886b57108c8859ac9207c50f0eeaf926d42ad76e83375c4ca36747.",
        "Thread checked 2026-09-29: the later @ub_alert post is seq 2. Replies 0 on both. Distinct from 2023-03-30-university-at-buffalo-north-campus-gas-leak: Governors Residence Hall on 2026-09-28, not the Putnam Way line strike."
      ],
      "characterCount": 282
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestamp": "2026-09-28T13:58:09-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "UB Alert: The gas leak outside Governors Complex has been contained and the area is safe to re-enter. National Fuel has turned off gas service to complete exterior repairs. Residents will be temporarily without hot water. More at https://emergency.buffalo.edu. #UBuffalo #UBAlert",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/ub_alert/status/2104631762655572306",
      "sourceDescription": "@ub_alert Governors gas contained",
      "annotations": [
        "seq 2. sha256 50a81dbe517c6a6d9105947d71b1a48ba1931d65c2b9a3b723be32eec9cec47c. Replies 0."
      ],
      "characterCount": 279
    }
  ],
  "context": "UB Alert posts on [@ub_alert](https://x.com/ub_alert). The [gas-odor notice](https://x.com/ub_alert/status/2104574329346211882) and the [contained update](https://x.com/ub_alert/status/2104631762655572306) are the emergency notifications.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "UB Alert for a gas odor at Governors Residence Hall and an all-clear the same afternoon that left hot water off during repairs."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@ub_alert Governors gas odor",
      "url": "https://x.com/ub_alert/status/2104574329346211882",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-09-29",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523 at 18:35Z; not retried this batch"
    },
    {
      "title": "@ub_alert Governors gas contained",
      "url": "https://x.com/ub_alert/status/2104631762655572306",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-09-29",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523 at 18:35Z; not retried this batch"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "new-york",
    "gas-leak",
    "fresh-week",
    "ub-alert"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-09-29",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-09-29",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}