Pärnu methanol poisoning incident
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p-rnu-methanol-poisoning-incident-199-5410229
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Pärnu methanol poisoning incident
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The Pärnu methanol poisoning incident was a methanol poisoning incident in Pärnu county, Estonia in September 2001, caused by consumption of counterfeit vodka which had mistakenly been made with toxic methanol instead of ordinary ethanol. It led to the death of 68 people, very severe disability to 40 people, and severe disability to 3 people. On the night of 6 September 2001, ten 200-litre canisters of methanol, totalling 1.6 tonnes, were stolen from Baltfett by Deniss Pletškin, a former employe
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2001 methanol poisoning incident in Estonia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A4rnu_methanol_poisoning_incident
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2023-01-12T18:06:25Z
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