Laos, Australia and Methanol toxicity

Three More Arrested Over Laos Methanol Poisoning Following Death Of Six Including Two Australians
Six people have died from methanol poisoning after staying at Nana Backpackers hostel: Simone White, Bianca Jones, Holly Bowles, Frela Vennervald Sorensen, 21, Anne-Sofie Orkild Coyman, 20, and James Louis Hutson, 57.
What is methanol poisoning? Six dead after suspected mass poisoning in Laos
What is methanol poisoning? Australian teenagers fight for lives in Thai hospital - Melbourne’s Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles, both 19, were on a ‘dream getaway’ in Asia when the incident occurred
Australian teens among six tourists dead as countries warn of suspected methanol poisonings in Laos
An Australian teenager has become the sixth foreign tourist to die in a suspected mass methanol poisoning in Laos, as a growing list of countries warned of the potentially fatal consequences of drinking tainted alcohol in the Southeast Asian country.
Laos methanol poisoning victim Holly Bowles dies in Thailand hospital a day after best friend Bianca Jones
A second Australian teen who fell critically ill from a mass methanol poisoning in Laos last week has died in a Thailand hospital. The family of Holly Bowles delivered the devastating update on Friday, just a day after her best friend Bianca Jones passed away surrounded by loved ones.
Six people have died after drinking alcohol in Laos. But what is methanol poisoning?
Simone White was enjoying a holiday with friends in Laos last week when she accepted a free shot from a bar. The 28-year-old British lawyer has now been named as the fifth person to die in a suspected mass methanol poisoning in the backpacking town of Vang Vieng.
8 arrested in Laos after 6 tourists died from suspected methanol poisoning
Officials arrested eight hostel workers in Laos on Monday for allegedly poisoning travelers with methanol, according to reports from the Australian Broadcasting Corp.  Tourists reported illnesses
Family of Bianca Jones, a Melbourne teen fighting for life in Thailand after methanol poisoning, issues statement
Two Melbourne teenagers on a ‘dream getaway’ became gravely ill after they drank cocktails laced with methanol.
Bombshell breakthrough in Laos methanol poisoning as source of deadly drink is revealed after two Aussie women were among six backpackers killed
The venue is situated outside the capital city Vientiane and is understood to have been making Tiger Vodka and Tiger Whiskey.
More arrests over suspected methanol poisoning that killed Aussie teens
Three more staff members from a hostel have been taken into custody after six tourists died from potentially tainted drinks.
Methanol poisoning victims are brought home by grieving family
The bodies of Melbourne teenagers Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles have been returned home following their deaths in Thailand.
Six people have died in Laos from drinking tainted alcohol – what you need to know about methanol
The problem with methanol poisoning is that it looks very much like alcohol poisoning. And delays in treatment can be fatal.
American among 5 tourists dead amid concerns over alcohol tainted with methanol in Laos
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Four tourists die of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos
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Methanol and inaccessible medical care – a lethal combination
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