Methanol was found in the blood of 21 teenagers who died last month in a bar in South Africa’s city of East London. Methanol, known as wood alcohol, is a toxic chemical that if ingested even in small amounts, can be fatal.
in a bar in South Africa’s city of East London, according to a health official. Methanol — often called wood alcohol — is a toxic chemical and if ingested even small amounts of it can be fatal. Here’s a look at what is known.The teenagers died at the Enyobeni tavern in East London’s Scenery Park township in the early hours of June 26, shocking the country and resulting in several investigations by the police and liquor license authorities.
“The one used in normal liquor is ethanol. There is a slight difference in name, but the difference is huge in that methanol is poison. “These are early stages, but we don’t know if there was homemade alcohol there perhaps and the levels of methanol which were found in the people who died,” said Goldstein. Methanol can cause blindness and can cause brain and organ damage. Drinking even small amounts can lead to death, say experts. The toxic effects of methanol are often delayed so if poisoning is identified early an antidote can be given to reduce deaths.Yes.
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