Mass methanol poisoning in Irkutsk

Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast · 17 Dec 2016

From 17 December 2016 people in Irkutsk were poisoned by 'Boyaryshnik', an alcohol-based liquid containing methanol. According to the Irkutsk regional health ministry, 123 people were affected and 76 of them died.

Official figures

• Dead, by the official count: 76 (as of 9 Jan 2017) archive copy

The sources' words

• On the death toll, as of 9 Jan 2017: «Всего от отравления метиловым спиртом, или метанолом в Иркутске пострадало 123 человека, из которых 76 скончались.» Интерфакс: «Экспертиза опровергла гибель двух человек от метанола в Иркутске», 9 января 2017 · archive copy

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