Four tourists dead in Laos after apparent alcohol poisoning incident
The owner and manager of the Nana Backpacker Hostel in Vang Vieng were among a “number of people” being questioned by police as a sixth tourist – an Australian teen –
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Methanol is sometimes illicitly used as a cheap substitute for real ethanol — the compound found in typical alcoholic beverages — with the practice sometimes occurring in places like southeast Asia, where taxes on ethanol are higher.Duong Duc Toan, the manager of Nana Backpack hostel, was detained by police after serving free shots of vodka to more than 100 guests the night of the poisoning.
Detained manager Duong Duc Toan insisted investigators cleared the safety of his spirits before giving out free shots to more than 100 guests the night of the poisoning.
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