Kirsty McKie died in July 2022 from the complications of methanol poisoning after unknowingly consuming contaminated alcohol ...

The government must do more to heighten awareness of the risk of methanol poisoning while abroad: that is the message from family and friends of British victims who unwittingly consumed drinks ...

Ten people linked to six deaths at a hostel in Laos are given suspended sentences and fines.

Parents of Melbourne teens accuse Australian government of lack of communication which ‘made an unbearable grief even worse’ ...

A HEARTBROKEN mother whose daughter tragically died after drinking poisoned alcohol in a tourist hotspot has revealed agonising details of her death. Kirsty McKie, from Stockport, died just ...

SAO PAULO — Friday night was anything but typical at a bar near Paulista Avenue, one of Sao Paulo’s busiest areas and a popular destination for tourists. Nearly every table was ordering beer, wine or ...

While backpacking in Bali during a gap year after high school, Ashley King, then 18, went to an “upscale nightclub” with friends and had some cocktails Two days later, Ashley, who hails from Calgary, ...

Six tourists who were staying at a youth hostel in Vang Vieng, Laos, died of methanol poisoning in November 2024. The methanol was believed to be in contaminated drinks. Methanol – a colourless, ...

Background: Mass poisonings with methanol are rare but occur regularly both in developed and in developing countries. Data from the poisoning episodes are often published, but follow-up-data is scarce ...