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Vehicle engine overheating without fire on East Waverly Street, Morris IL

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/6/2025 01:58 PM

E Waverly St, Morris, IL 60450

Emergency crews responded to a report of a vehicle fire near East Waverly Street in Morris. Upon arrival, they found a blue Chevrolet Cruze in a parking lot with an overheating engine causing smoke, but there were no flames or fire.

Audio|Heard on: Grundy County Consolidated Dispatch Center

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02:18

Transcript:

00:00

Morris Fire, Morrissey, Master due for the vehicle fire, near East Waverly Street, Venice Vermeer.

00:05

Morris Fire, Morrissey, Master Due for the vehicle fire, near East Waverly Street.

00:08

Benisphemer, timeout 1559.

00:15

Randy from 2224.

00:18

Go ahead.

00:20

24, 27, near East Waverly.

00:23

Messrs. Messrs.

00:24

Messrs.

00:33

23-74 from Ronnie.

00:36

Go for two-four.

00:38

It's going to be a blue Chevy cruise smoking in the parking lot, engine overheating.

00:43

It's not parked near the building.

00:46

Message.

00:49

Ronnie, you've got 23-26 on the scene division.

00:56

Message receives.

00:58

Message. Message.

01:06

Ready for 23-point-plus.

01:08

Go ahead.

01:12

2-4 is in the parking lot at Waverly.

01:14

I think we've located it.

01:16

I don't see any flames, no smoke.

01:19

24 and 27 are on-scene.

01:22

Message received are on-scene.

01:24

Located vehicle, no flames, no smoke.

01:26

2-4-27 on-scene.

01:36

Groundy 2314.

01:39

Go ahead.

01:42

Enter out to Morseer.

01:44

That's received.

01:49

Groundie from 2327. Ground new from 2327.

02:06

Currently, we do have the car, we do have it as overheating, but there's no small fire flames.

02:13

So we can just keep it down to 23,

02:17

27, the unit hunting.

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E Waverly St, Morris, IL 60450

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