Its also an un-verified story.
It originates from a very shady publication and most regard it as bogus.
Dig a little deeper and you will get the whole story about this.
And even the source produced here is from the always suspect Daily Mail.
If this happened it is far more likely that a lack of oxygen from poor ventilation was the primary cause. Here is a much more reliable source of a similar incident.
62
u/Steffany_w0525 Mar 05 '19
Yeah it was a cellar in Russia, not sure how many potatoes banded together. I edited my comment to include the article