An 87-year-old man died of smoke inhalation and respiratory burns in a wind-driven fire that destroyed his home in Cabin John, Maryland, Monday night. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesman Pete Piringer identified the man as Alfredo E. Peak. Piringer said firefighters found Peak’s single-family home engulfed in flames on Anchorage Drive off MacArthur Boulevard around 7:30 p.m. Monday. A second person in the house was not hurt. Piringer said some 65 firefighters were on the scene of the fire, which is believed to have started in the living room. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

Update – Anchorage Dr, off MacArthur Blvd, Cabin John, house fire, fatal fire, UPDATE @mcfrs Media Hotline 240.777.2442 https://t.co/h7rnEqdyuG pic.twitter.com/fi7so5mYLf

— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) December 7, 2021

Firefighters on Tuesday will go door-to-door in Peak’s neighborhood to talk about fire safety.