On February 28 in Moscow, people who plunged into a pool of dry ice died of poisoning and chemical burns during a celebration of the birthday of Instagram blogger Ekaterina Didenko.
Telegram channels and Russian media are circulating a video showing exactly how this happened.
The video shows party guests in protective suits gathered by a pool of water. Two of them carried a box of dry ice and poured it into the pool. Then one of the guests jumped into the water and disappeared into the toxic fumes. Off camera, someone joked: "He's dead, he's gone".
Two people died on the spot from chemical burns to the lungs, and two more were hospitalized in intensive care, including Ekaterina Didenko's husband, Valentin. On February 29, it became known that he had died.
The blogger reported this on her Instagram page. She continues to post stories, in particular asking followers who can provide her with psychological help. She has two small children left.
Notably, Ekaterina Didenko herself has a medical education: she is a pharmacist with a red diploma. The blogger calls herself the "Pharmacy Revizorro" and gives followers advice on medicines. More than 1 million users subscribe to her blog.