{
  "id": "2026-08-19-west-virginia-university-life-sciences-gas-smell-evacuation",
  "slug": "west-virginia-university-life-sciences-gas-smell-evacuation-2026-08-19",
  "institution": {
    "name": "West Virginia University",
    "shortName": "WVU",
    "state": "WV",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "WVU Alert / @WVUsafety",
    "enrollment": 26000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-08-19",
    "type": "gas-leak",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "unfounded",
    "headline": "Evacuate Life Sciences for a gas-smell report, then cleared",
    "headlinePublic": "Evacuate Life Sciences for a gas-smell report, then cleared",
    "summary": "WVU Safety [ordered an evacuation of Life Sciences for a reported gas smell](https://x.com/WVUsafety/status/2090164457636761647), then [cleared the scene about 16 minutes later after no natural gas issue was found](https://x.com/WVUsafety/status/2090168553819218128).",
    "outcome": "No natural gas issue found. Scene cleared; normal operations resuming."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2026-08-19T15:50:14-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "EVACUATE LIFE SCIENCES\nA report of a gas smell is being investigated.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/WVUsafety/status/2090164457636761647",
      "sourceDescription": "@WVUsafety Life Sciences evacuate",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch match (keyword + thread_fetch) 2026-08-23. sha256 c00e1457484544b1907c4207ce6670960f97634f793d2501a7dd21037b2768c3.",
        "Self-reply thread walked: sequence 2 all-clear is the only further @WVUsafety post for this incident.",
        "Timeline +/-48h walked 2026-08-23: an 08-18 first-day-of-class welcome post is unrelated.",
        "Distinct incident from 2026-07-29-west-virginia-university-college-of-law-gas-leak-evacuation: different building and date.",
        "All-clear restates the original as EVACUATE LIFE SCIENCES BUILDING (adds BUILDING); initial post does not include BUILDING."
      ],
      "characterCount": 69
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestamp": "2026-08-19T16:06:31-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "UPDATE 8/19/26 4:05 p.m.\nSCENE CLEARED\nNo natural gas issue found at Life Sciences Building. Normal operations are resuming.\n\nORIGINAL POST 8/19/26 at 3:44 p.m.\nEVACUATE LIFE SCIENCES BUILDING\nA report of a gas smell is being investigated.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/WVUsafety/status/2090168553819218128",
      "sourceDescription": "@WVUsafety Life Sciences scene cleared",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch match 2026-08-23. sha256 27c544a4c14671d8660f437aff83c87586f468092a749e3732f8dbb86669a24e."
      ],
      "characterCount": 239
    }
  ],
  "context": "WVU posts campus alerts on [@WVUsafety](https://x.com/WVUsafety). alert.wvu.edu remains Omnilert signup-only; this product is the public X short form. Distinct from the July 29 College of Law gas-leak evacuation.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Named-building evacuate for a gas smell, then scene-cleared all-clear about 16 minutes later.",
    "All-clear restates the original with BUILDING added; the initial post does not include that word."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@WVUsafety Life Sciences evacuate",
      "url": "https://x.com/WVUsafety/status/2090164457636761647",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-23",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523 at capture 2026-08-23; archive.org save endpoint returned HTTP 523"
    },
    {
      "title": "@WVUsafety Life Sciences scene cleared",
      "url": "https://x.com/WVUsafety/status/2090168553819218128",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-23",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523 at capture 2026-08-23; archive.org save endpoint returned HTTP 523"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-r1",
    "west-virginia",
    "gas-leak",
    "wvu-alert",
    "fresh-week"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-08-23",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-23",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}