THEATRICAL SHOWDOWN / Flames consumed homes amid billowing smoke and firefighters worked to extinguish blazes and douse ho

Flames consumed homes amid billowing smoke and firefighters worked to extinguish blazes and douse homes with water as fires approached.

The Mountain Fire was burning in a region that has seen some of California’s most destructive fires over the years. A thick plume of smoke rose hundreds of feet into the sky Wednesday, blanketing wholeFlames consumed homes amid billowing smoke and firefighters worked to extinguish blazes and douse homes with water as fires approached.

Flames consumed homes amid billowing smoke and firefighters worked to extinguish blazes and douse homes with water as fires approached.

Flames consumed homes amid billowing smoke and firefighters worked to extinguish blazes and douse homes with water as fires approached.

The Mountain Fire was burning in a region that has seen some of California’s most destructive fires over the years. A thick plume of smoke rose hundreds of feet into the sky Wednesday, blanketing whole