AT least six people have died and dozens more are left fighting for their lives after drinking 'rotgut' booze infused with toxic chemicals in a holiday hotspot. The victims allegedly bought the moonshine spiked with methanol and isopropanol from street stalls in Bangkok, Thailand . Soon after, they began suffering dizziness, breathing difficulties, and vomiting - telltale symptoms of alcohol poisoning .
At least six people have died after consuming the drink, the Bangkok Post reports. On top of that, at least 37 individuals aged between 22 to 69 were kept in the hospital on life support. Fifteen of the injured were put on respirators to help them breathe, 22 required kidney dialysis, and 21 had blurred vision , according to the public health minister Somsak Thepsutin Read more on alcohol Authorities traced the source of the rotgut to the house of a woman named Phatrasa in the Saphan Sung district of the Thai capital.
Phatrasa claimed she and her family had been selling herbal liquor for decades without any problems by using a recipe developed by her late father. She said that the recipe only used natural ingredients and did not include methyl alcohol. Speaking at a police press conference on August 26, she said was "very sorry" and "didn't mean to kill anyone".
Most read in Health She explained: "A year ago, I hired two men, who were brothers, to make rice whiskey for me. "The batches they made tasted normal, so I continued ordering from them. "However, last week, my customer.