Like most French primaries(小学) on Wednesdays, Marcel Pagnol school, in the eastern suburbs of Lyon, was shut on 19 June 2024. But at 6.30pm that evening, two boys turned up late for school – by two years. Former pupils there, the 13-year-olds struggled to break through the crispy lattice(脆弱的格栅) of the front-door window with a garden fork and a broom. Using a window-breaker(破窗器), they finally created an opening large enough to force their way in(强行进入) without hurting themselves.
和大多数法国小学一样，里昂东郊的马塞尔·帕尼奥尔学校在2024年6月19日星期三闭校。但当晚6点30分，两个男孩迟到了两年才来上学。他们曾是这里的学生，这两个13岁的少年用园艺叉和扫帚试图砸破前门窗户上脆弱的格栅。最终，他们用破窗器弄开了一个足够大的口子，强行钻了进去，没有伤到自己。
What happened next is captured in a video the pair subsequently posted on Snapchat. Once inside they prowl(徘徊，潜行) the classrooms, corridors and canteen, slinging(用力甩) around scooters and smashing up computer equipment, setting off fire extinguishers and upending(掀翻) furniture. They help themselves to(擅自拿取) pouches of Capri‑Sun from the fridge: “I don’t give a fuck – I’m taking the lot.” The boy not filming sets small fires as they move through the building, squirting each one with a little jet of lighter fuel. “I love what’s happening here!” says his accomplice(同伙). “I love fire.”
随后发生的一切被两人发在Snapchat上的视频记录了下来。进入学校后，他们在教室、走廊和食堂里游荡，甩飞滑板车，砸毁电脑设备，触发灭火器，掀翻家具。他们从冰箱里拿走几袋Capri-Sun果汁：“我才不管呢——我全拿了。”没在拍摄的那个男孩一边走一边点起小火苗，用打火机燃料喷出小股火舌。“我喜欢这里发生的一切！”他的同伙说，“我爱火。”
But the exhilaration(兴奋) soon turns to panic. With a thick black canopy(顶篷，罩盖) of smoke creeping along the ceiling of the main corridor, they realise it’s time to go: “Come on, come on, there’s smoke everywhere. Fuck, I can’t see a thing!” They’re soon scarpering(仓皇逃跑) into the surrounding streets in broad daylight, the cameraman sipping his Capri-Sun as a column of smoke rises from the school, and police cars converge on(汇聚到) the site.
但兴奋很快变成了恐慌。浓黑的烟幕沿着主走廊的天花板蔓延，他们意识到该走了：“快，快，到处都是烟。操，我什么都看不见了！”他们很快在光天化日之下逃窜到周围的街道上，拍摄者一边啜饮着Capri-Sun，一边看着学校升起烟柱，警车向现场汇聚。