2016 Irkutsk mass methanol poisoning
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2016 Irkutsk mass methanol poisoning
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In December 2016, over 70 people died of methanol poisoning in the Russian city of Irkutsk. Precipitated by the consumption of fraudulent surrogate alcohol, it was the deadliest such incident in Russia's post-Soviet history. Russian consumption of surrogate alcohol rose rapidly in the early 2010s amid worsening economic conditions. Surrogates cost less than government-regulated vodka and were commonly available from supermarkets, small shops, and vending machines. In the Irkutsk incident, people
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Mass methanol poisoning in Irkutsk, in Siberia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Irkutsk_mass_methanol_poisoning
date created:
2016-12-20T04:01:56Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T16:07:35Z
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