- Ananya Saha A Mexican school boy was set on fire and badly burned in his classroom. He was speaking an indigenous language in a country struggling to end racial discrimination. Two classmates are accused that they poured alcohol on Juan Zamorano's seat at a high school in the central state of Queretaro in June. When the 14-year-old realized his pants were wet and stood up, one of them set Zamorano on fire, according to his family.