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The driver eventually lost control of the vehicle a short distance from the spike belt deployment, and the vehicle went off-road to the right and into a mud and water-filled ditch.

The Bush Creek East wildfire is currently estimated at 43,084 hectares and is classified as out of control, though it hasn’t had any growth since Aug. 31.

‘Tomorrow afternoon, we will begin the process of downgrading evacuation orders,’ the Columbia Shuswap Regional District said Tuesday.

The media will get a similar tour a few hours after residents have looked over their homes.

Police noted that calls for service can range from noise complaints, missing license plates to break and enter, theft, assault, impaired driving and more.

Video taken by Global News during a media tour of the North Shuswap on Wednesday shows untold blackened and scorched trees.

This past weekend, there were multiple incidents of people trying to get into areas that are currently blocked for public access. 

'Tomorrow afternoon, we will begin the process of downgrading evacuation orders,' the Columbia Shuswap Regional District said Tuesday.

The fire department said the vehicle fire sparked a brush blaze, which was held to just under an acre in size.

“There is currently no estimate of when the highway can be safely reopened to general traffic,” said the Ministry of Transportation.