epa11732729 An ambulance drives past a building of Bangkok Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, 21 November 2024. Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told the Parliament that two young Australian tourists died after drinking suspected tainted methanol alcohol in Laos' Vang Vieng tourist city, while the Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade states confirmed to provide consular assistance for two Australians families in Thailand after the two tourists have been transported to Thailand for medical treatments. EPA-EFE/RUNGROJ YONGRIT
July 17 (UPI) -- Laos authorities have charged the owner of a distillery whose methanol-laced alcohol killed six travelers, officials said Friday.
The mass poisoning claimed the lives of two Australian teenagers, two Danish women, a British woman and an American man in November 2024.
The tourists became ill and quickly died after consuming alcohol from a popular local bar in Van Vieng.
It was later discovered the drinks were tainted with methanol.
