The 54-year-old, who has lived in Lege-Cap-Ferret for 30 years, fled his home after watching his neighbour's wooden house catch fire. Holidaymakers in the seaside resort of Lacanau watched smoke blanket the sky from the safety of the beach, sheltered beneath umbrellas. - 'XXL wildfire' -The wildfire broke out on Wednesday in the village of Saumos close to the renowned Medoc vineyards. Most people have left by car through the peninsula's single road, with traffic jams building up in the direction of Bordeaux. "The gendarmes knocked on every door," said Boisvert, adding they left by car with their two children, aged five and two.