Uzbek migrant dies while cleaning oil residue in Ryazan

On August 20, three people were poisoned with an unknown substance while cleaning a fuel tank (large container of liquid or gas) for storing oil residue in the former “Khimvolokno” plant in Ryazan. As a result, a 26-year-old man died and two 27-year-old men were injured, local media reported.

The deceased and sufferers are citizens of Uzbekistan. A third man tried to help them and he was also poisoned with an unknown substance.

One of the sufferers was in critical condition and was placed in the intensive care unit. The other man suffered less but he was also taken to hospital.