Doctors have revealed a common treatment to slow the effects of methanol poisoning. It comes after six people died following a mass methanol poisoning in Laos, including Melbourne teenagers ...

Methanol is a clear, colorless liquid classed as an alcohol. It has several uses within industry, including acting as a solvent, in the production of chemicals, as an ingredient in pesticides, and ...

Eight staff members of a backpacker hostel in Laos have been detained by local authorities as they investigate the deaths of six foreign tourists from suspected methanol poisoning, according to ...

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 ...

Methanol is a type of alcohol, like the familiar ethanol we consume in alcoholic beverages. Like ethanol, methanol is a colourless, flammable liquid. It has a smell similar to ethanol as well.

It comes after six people died following a mass methanol poisoning in Laos, including Melbourne teenagers Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles. Methanol – which is a chemical building block for ...

The father of an Australian teenager who died from methanol poisoning while on a backpacking holiday has issued a plea to the Laos government to fully investigate his daughter’s death and ensure ...

Up to 14 people are fighting for their lives after consuming tainted drinks in Laos Two Australian women have died after suspected methanol poisoning in Laos. Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles, both 19, ...

Six people, including two Australian teenagers, have died from suspected methanol poisoning in Laos. But incidents are more widespread in what some experts have labelled a "forgotten crisis".

The manager and seven staff of a backpacker hostel in Laos have been detained after six tourists died from suspected methanol poisoning. Local media said that police brought in the 34-year-old ...

DFAT is supporting another Australian who is in hospital with possible methanol poisoning. The bodies of Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles have been returned to Australia. The bodies of two Melbourne ...

Early testing indicated methanol was present in beer and spirits at the venue. It's understood some guests staying there were given free shots at the hostel bar on November 11, before a number of ...