Sara, 36, and Rannan Chatterjea, 40, in front of their home on S. Maple in Fox Lake that was the site of a dryer fire on Friday. Sara and Rannan along with their children, Asha, 8, Kiki, 6, and Jivan, 2, were not at home at the time of the fire. The interior of the home was gutted. Sara said "We lost everything. We do not have a toothbrush, we do not have underwear." Rannan said "We lost both our dogs and our guinea pigs to smoke inhalation." | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media
Gina Baldassano-Crosthwaite (left) and Sue Murphy are helping neighbors Sara and Rannan Chatterjea and their children, Asha, 8, Kiki, 6, and Jivan, 2, who lost everything in a house fire on Friday in Fox Lake. Murphy said "It is unbelievable how people are coming out of the woodwork to help this family." | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media
Books donated to the family of Sara and Rannan Chatterjea and their children, Asha, 8, Kiki, 6, and Jivan, 2, of Fox Lake who lost everything in a house fire. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media
Toys donated to the family of Sara and Rannan Chatterjea and their children, Asha, 8, Kiki, 6, and Jivan, 2, of Fox Lake who lost everything in a house fire. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media
Childrens clothes donated to the family of Sara and Rannan Chatterjea and their children, Asha, 8, Kiki, 6, and Jivan, 2, of Fox Lake who lost everything in a house fire. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media
Special education teacher at Hannah Beardsley Middle School in Crystal Lake, Rannan Chatterjea, 40, looks over the pile of debris from a house fire in his home on S. Maple in Fox Lake. Rannan said "Somewhere under pile are Christmas gifts for the children but they are now toxic from the fire and cannot be touched. My lawn mower was here but someone has stolen it." | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media
The home of Sara and Rannan Chatterjea of Fox Lake and their children, Asha, 8, Kiki, 6, and Jivan, 2, who lost everything in a house fire. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media
ABLE Storage owner Mike Valenziano of Ingleside tells Sara Chatterjea not to cry at the business in Fox Lake. Mike and his wife, Chris (left), are offering Rannan and Sara Chatterjea free unlimited storage after their house was gutted by a fire on Friday. The Vallenzianos are hosting a fundraiser for the family of five who lost everything in the fire. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media
Sara Chatterjea (left) of Fox Lake sorts through donated children's clothes with Chris Valenziano of Ingleside who is helping the family after they lost everything in a house fire on Friday. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media
Sara Chatterjea (left) of Fox Lake sorts through donated children's clothes with Chris Valenziano of Ingleside who is helping the family after they lost everything in a house fire on Friday. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media
Rannan Chatterjea (right) of Fox Lake thanks Bob LaHaie of Twin Lakes, Wisconsin who dropped off a donation from his neice Jill Pokorny of Round Lake. The Chatterjea family lost everything from a house fire in their home on Friday. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media
Sara Chatterjea (right) of Fox Lake hugs Gail Sieckowski of Fox Lake who dropped off donated items for her family who lost everything in a house fire on Friday. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media
Donation drop off for the Chatterjea family at ABLE Storage in Fox Lake. The family of 5 lost everything in a house fire on Friday. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media
Burn marks on the house of Sara and Rannan Chatterjea in Fox Lake who lost everything in the fire on Friday. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media
A Fox Lake family who lost their home and pets in a fire is on the receiving end of an outpouring of support from their community. The Chatterjea family wasn’t home, according to Fox Lake Fire Battalion Chief Ed Lescher, when firefighters pulled up to …