The Tugwell Creek wildfire is now 70 per cent contained and is considered a smouldering ground fire, according to the .
The fire remains at 84 hectares in size, burning 18 kilometres northwest of Sooke near Tugwell Creek.
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Today there will be 74 firefighters on site, along with five helicopters, six water tenders, and other heavy equipment.
The cause of the fire is under investigation, but B.C. Wildfire Services suspect it was human-caused.
Jakobsen wants to remind everyone to be mindful out in the forests, as they are drying up quickly in the summer weather.
The fire danger in the Tugwell Creek area remains at high today. Right now in the Sooke Region there is a Category 2 fire ban on, which allows people to burn fires no larger than two metres high and three metres wide.
To report a Wildfire, please call 1-800-663-5555.
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