Live Science | Dozens Dead in Siberia from Drinking Bath Oil: How Methanol Kills Live Science Nearly 50 people died recently in a Siberian city after they drank bath oil as a substitute for alcohol. But why was the substance so deadly? Authorities in Irkutsk, the sixth-largest city in Russia, declared a state of emergency today (Dec. 19) after ... Forty-nine die in Siberian city after drinking contaminated bath oil More than 40 dead in Siberia after drinking bath oil hoping for alcohol buzz 33 people die in Siberia after drinking bath oil |