<p>Thick plumes of smoke were seen rising from a wildfire blazing in the Verdant Creek area of Kootenay National Park, located near the border of Alberta and British Columbia on Monday.</p><p>This July 17 footage from Cascade Mountain at Banff National Park shows plumes of smoke from the wildfire, which prompted the closure of parts of Kootenay and Banff national parks.</p><p>The fire is the latest in a series of wildfires burning in British Columbia, which have displaced an estimated 37,000</a> people. Credit: Instagram/faridmbsri via Storyful</p><br />
