Homemade sunflower oil may be toxic culprit in Central Russia fatality

Homemade sunflower oil may be toxic culprit in Central Russia fatality
# 16 August 2019 14:18 (UTC +04:00)

One person has died after being rushed to the hospital having suffered the toxic effects of an unknown substance in Ulyanovsk, a city situated on the Volga River, the press service of the region’s ministry of health said on Friday, APA reports citing TASS.

According to the regional agency, seven people, including two children, were taken to local specialized clinics for urgent medical care. They were all diagnosed as poisoned by a still unidentified substance.

"One of the adults, hospitalized at the region’s center for specialized medical care, has died. All necessary samples have been taken from all patients to establish what caused the poisoning," it is said.

According to Ulyanovsk Regional Minister of Health Sergey Panchenko, hemorrhaging is the main symptom of the disease.

They had all consumed homemade sunflower oil bought from the same producer.

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