Vang Vieng Town Poisoning Case

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Deadly alcohol poisoning casts shadow over the Laotian backpacker town

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Two Australian teens became critically ill after a night out drinking in the town of Vang Vieng .

They died in Thai hospitals, with one confirmed case of methanol poisoning.

A British woman was also confirmed dead.

An American and two Danes also died, though their exact causes of death have not been released.

Locals worry the incident could hit tourism.

Methanol is sometimes added to mixed drinks at disreputable bars as a cheaper alternative to ethanol, but can cause severe poisoning or death. It is also a byproduct of poorly distilled homebrew liquor, and could have found its way into bar drinks inadvertently. The Laotian government on Saturday officially acknowledged the case and promised to bring the perpetrators to justice. - Second Australian teen dies in tainted alcohol case in Laos that has killed 6 - Aussie and Brit who drank tainted alcohol in Laos have died, bringing toll to 5 .

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