{
  "id": "2023-10-19-university-of-north-carolina-at-chapel-hill-west-drive-gas-leak-oct-2023",
  "slug": "university-of-north-carolina-at-chapel-hill-west-drive-gas-leak-oct-2023-2023-10-19",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill",
    "shortName": "UNC-Chapel Hill",
    "state": "NC",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Alert Carolina",
    "enrollment": 31000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2023-10-19",
    "type": "hazmat",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Gas leak near Hospital on West Drive",
    "headlinePublic": "Gas leak near Hospital on West Drive",
    "summary": "UNC [Alert Carolina](https://x.com/AlertCarolina/status/1715066367290868135) reported the incident.",
    "outcome": "Protective guidance issued; investigation status not fully recovered in this pass.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2023-10-19T14:04:21-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "!AlertCarolina! Informational- There is a gas leak near UNC Hospital on West Drive. Please avoid the area. https://alertcarolina.unc.edu/",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/AlertCarolina/status/1715066367290868135",
      "sourceDescription": "@AlertCarolina on X",
      "annotations": [
        "Full text from @AlertCarolina 1715066367290868135"
      ],
      "characterCount": 137
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2023-10-19 (Alert Carolina)",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "There is a natural gas leak near UNC Hospital on West Drive. The gas has been turned off, and Dominion Gas is on the scene to respond. There is a smell of gas in the area and in nearby buildings. Please avoid this area. If you are nearby, follow instructions from first responders.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://alertcarolina.unc.edu/notifications/2023/10/19/informational-gas-leak-near-unc-hospital/",
      "sourceDescription": "Alert Carolina official archive",
      "annotations": [
        "Complete text from alertcarolina.unc.edu"
      ],
      "characterCount": 281
    },
    {
      "sequence": 3,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestampApprox": "2023-10-19 (Alert Carolina resolved)",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "The natural gas leak noted in today’s (Oct. 19) Alert Carolina informational message at 2:05 p.m. has been resolved and repaired. Gas service has been restored, and odors have mostly dissipated from the affected buildings. People in that area have resumed normal activities.\n\nPlease see below for the previous Alert Carolina Informational message:\n\nStudents, Faculty, and Staff:\n\nThere is a natural gas leak near UNC Hospital on West Drive. The gas has been turned off, and Dominion Gas is on the scene to respond. There is a smell of gas in the area and in nearby buildings. Please avoid this area. If you are nearby, follow instructions from first responders.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://alertcarolina.unc.edu/notifications/2023/10/19/informational-update-the-gas-leak-on-west-drive-has-been-resolved-and-repaired/",
      "sourceDescription": "Alert Carolina official archive",
      "annotations": [
        "Complete text from alertcarolina.unc.edu"
      ],
      "characterCount": 661
    }
  ],
  "context": "UNC Alert Carolina via @AlertCarolina.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Complete Alert Carolina short-form text"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@AlertCarolina",
      "url": "https://x.com/AlertCarolina/status/1715066367290868135",
      "type": "official-social"
    },
    {
      "title": "@AlertCarolina account",
      "url": "https://x.com/AlertCarolina",
      "type": "official-social"
    },
    {
      "title": "Alert Carolina official archive",
      "url": "https://alertcarolina.unc.edu/notifications/2023/10/19/informational-gas-leak-near-unc-hospital/",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "Alert Carolina official archive",
      "url": "https://alertcarolina.unc.edu/notifications/2023/10/19/informational-update-the-gas-leak-on-west-drive-has-been-resolved-and-repaired/",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "Alert Carolina home",
      "url": "https://alertcarolina.unc.edu/",
      "type": "official-archive"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "hazmat",
    "alert-carolina",
    "unc"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-21",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-03",
  "addedBy": "ingestion",
  "annotations": [
    "Consolidated from 2023-10-19-university-of-north-carolina-at-chapel-hill-west-drive-gas-leak: high-similarity dual filing (jacc 0.85); adopted 2."
  ]
}