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  "id": "2026-08-02-university-of-washington-fluke-hall-liquid-nitrogen-hazmat",
  "slug": "university-of-washington-fluke-hall-liquid-nitrogen-hazmat-2026-08-02",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Washington",
    "shortName": "UW",
    "state": "WA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "UW Alert",
    "enrollment": 48000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-08-02",
    "type": "hazmat",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Liquid nitrogen tank leak at Fluke Hall prompts avoid-area hazmat response",
    "headlinePublic": "Liquid nitrogen tank leak at Fluke Hall prompts avoid-area hazmat response",
    "summary": "UW Alert [reported a Seattle Fire hazmat response at Fluke Hall for a liquid nitrogen tank](https://emergency.uw.edu/2026/08/02/uw-alert-hazardous-materials-response-in-fluke-hall/), then [cleared the response](https://emergency.uw.edu/2026/08/02/uw-alert-hazardous-materials-response-in-fluke-hall/).",
    "outcome": "Tank secured; no threat to surrounding community; SFD cleared the area."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "Morning of August 2, 2026 (before 10:33 a.m. update)",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "verbatimText": "ORIGINAL POST: The Seattle Fire Department is responding to a hazardous materials incident in Fluke Hall, where a liquid nitrogen tank has been reported to be leaking. The tank is believed to be venting in a fairly standard way. Liquid nitrogen is not toxic or flammable and is not believed to pose any danger to individuals, however the area should be avoided while SFD makes its way to the location and does its investigation.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2026/08/02/uw-alert-hazardous-materials-response-in-fluke-hall/",
      "sourceDescription": "UW Alert Blog (official emergency.uw.edu)",
      "annotations": [
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        "Distinct incident from 2026-05-19-university-of-washington-fluke-hall-battery-fire: different hazard and date."
      ],
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    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestamp": "2026-08-02T10:33:00-07:00",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "verbatimText": "UPDATE at 10:33 a.m. Sunday: The Seattle Fire Department hazardous materials response at Fluke Hall has ended. The liquid nitrogen tank is secured and there continues to be no threat to the surrounding community. Please be aware of SFD units clearing the area.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2026/08/02/uw-alert-hazardous-materials-response-in-fluke-hall/",
      "sourceDescription": "UW Alert Blog (official emergency.uw.edu)",
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        "Dual independent HTML extract 2026-08-10. SPN 523."
      ],
      "characterCount": 260
    }
  ],
  "context": "UW posts official alert products on the [UW Alert Blog](https://emergency.uw.edu/). Fluke Hall is a research building on the Seattle campus.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Two-message hazmat sequence with explicit non-toxicity reassurance and later secured-tank all-clear."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "UW Alert Blog Fluke Hall hazmat",
      "url": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2026/08/02/uw-alert-hazardous-materials-response-in-fluke-hall/",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-10",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523 at capture; archive.org save endpoint unavailable or throttled"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-r1",
    "washington",
    "uw",
    "hazmat",
    "fluke-hall"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-08-10",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-10",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}