["I'm a teacher, one of my students was in a house fire.", 'Is your student ok?? I am so sorry about that!', 'No one got hurt.  But he lost his house and all of his belongings.  It was awful.']
I hope they had insurance. It's one of the most horrifying things to experience that. I hope you are there for them.
A student I teach was in a house fire. He his home and all of his belongings