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Smoke investigation near WoodSpring Suites in Gurnee, Gurnee IL

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/14/2025 02:44 PM

Northridge Dr, Gurnee, IL 60031

According to the dispatch call, authorities responded to a report of heavy black smoke near WoodSpring Suites in Gurnee, Illinois. Callers observed the smoke coming from an area west of Interstate 94, about one mile away. It is possibly originating from a local crematorium.

Audio|Heard on: Lake County Quad 1 Fire Departments

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01:47

Transcript:

00:00

District 131137.

00:02

Engine 13131.

00:04

Smoke investigation outside.

00:06

At near Northridge Drive, Gurnee.

00:08

WoodSpring Suites, G.U.

00:10

Near dead end and Plaza Drive.

00:14

Time of 1644.

00:28

Do you have any more information on that?

00:39

Engine 131.

00:40

All we're getting is that it's past all the industrial buildings west of I-94.

00:46

Callers calling from WoodSpring Suites.

00:49

They said there's heavy black smoke unknown marks coming from.

00:57

And they think the smoke is coming from west of I-94?

01:01

No,

01:03

some of this.

01:04

It's the west of I-94.

01:05

Cappell the Hustfield's over.

01:09

Yes,

01:12

sir, thank you.

01:21

Engine 131 information.

01:25

The distance from WoodSpring Suites that they approximated was about one mile away.

01:35

One of my partners believes it could possibly be coming from a local crematorium.

01:46

That's what I did, thank you.

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Northridge Dr, Gurnee, IL 60031

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