俄羅斯民衆把沐浴液當酒喝致58人身亡

Mass alcohol poisoning has killed at least 58 people in the Siberian city of Irkutsk in Russia and hospitalized dozens.

日前，俄羅斯西伯利亞城市伊爾庫茨克發生大規模酒精中毒事件，已造成至少58人死亡，數十人入院治療。

The fatalities occurred after local people turned to bath lotion containing methanol as a cheap alternative to vodka or other intoxicating drinks.

當地人把含甲醛的浴液當作伏特加和其他酒精飲料的廉價替代品飲用，導致了這起致死事故的發生。

Officials say the lotion was clearly labelled with warnings that people should not consume the content.

官員稱，浴液上有明顯標識警告人們不能飲用。

One hospitalised man described his symptoms. "In the morning, when I woke up, I had a severe headache. I realised that I was losing my vision. When I looked at the light it felt like I was blinded by car headlights," he said.

一位住院治療的病人描述了自己的症狀。他說道：“早上起來，我的頭就非常疼。隨後我意識到我的視線開始變得模糊了。當我看着亮光的時候，我就感覺像是被汽車的車燈晃瞎了一樣。”

Alexei Tretyakov, a toxicologist at the Regional Health Ministry, explained the sudden rise in cases. "The large number of people who died under these circumstances can be explained first and foremost by the high concentration of methanol in the liquid they drank. 30-50 ml of methanol is considered a lethal dose."

當地衛生部門一位名叫阿列克謝·特列紀亞科夫的毒理學家對這一突然爆發的案件作出瞭解釋：“死於這一情況的絕大多數民衆，主要是因爲他們飲用的液體中有高濃度甲醇。30-50毫升的甲醇就能致命。”

Perfume, aftershave, anti-freeze and window cleaner are also known to have been used as a substitute for alcoholic drinks.

據悉，香水、鬚後水、防凍劑和窗戶清潔液也曾被人們當作酒精飲料的替代品飲用。

Authorities have put a regional ban on the sale of all liquids containing spirits not meant for human consumption.

當局已在該區域禁止銷售所有含酒精、但不適合人類飲用的液體。