The Prosecutor reported about 48 dead after poisoning “Hawthorn” in Irkutsk – RBC

Bottles of concentrate for bathing “Hawthorn”

Photo: Press-service of administration of Rospotrebnadzor in the Irkutsk region/TASS

the Number of victims of poisoning “Hawthorn” in the Irkutsk region has reached to 48, said the Prosecutor of Leninsky district of Irkutsk Stanislav Zubov. At the same time, the government of the region did not confirm this information.

up To 48 people has increased the death toll as a result of poisoning concentrate for bathing “Hawthorn”. About this TASS said the Prosecutor of Leninsky district of Irkutsk Stanislav Zubov.

Earlier he had reported 41 dead. Only the hospital was hospitalized 57 people, as survivors of victims is estimated as critical.

At the same time, the head of Department on the information policy of administration of Irkutsk Igor Naumkin told RBC that, in the operational hall, 41 people died as a result of poisoning. The head of the press service of the government of the Irkutsk region Irina Lashkevich said that in the hospital died 21 people.

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the government of the region data of the 48 dead RBC is not confirmed. They believe that included in this figure was found dead citizens, for which there is no official conclusion about causes of death.

What is known about the mass poisoning of “Hawthorn” in Irkutsk

According to investigators, on December 17-18 inhabitants of one of microdistricts of the Leninsky district of Irkutsk bought concentrate “Hawthorn” and drank it despite the warning label prohibiting indoor use. Later, the head of the interregional administration of the Federal alcohol market regulatory service in the Siberian Federal district Aleksey Krupin told TASS that the composition of the bath concentrate “Hawthorn” was part of antifreeze, and methanol (methyl alcohol).

In fact the incident a criminal case under part 3 of article 238 of the criminal code (production, storage, and distribution of goods and products that do not meet the requirements of safety, entailed on imprudence death of two and more persons). Already arrested seven people who, according to the investigation, and distributing products.

In Irkutsk entered a state of emergency, in addition to this, the city administration banned the domestic trade of alcohol-containing liquids.

Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov said that Vladimir Putin was informed about the incident. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said the sale “Hawthorn” through machines “disgrace” and called on to deal with the illegal manufacturing of alcohol-containing liquids.