Spanish methanol poisonings
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Spanish methanol poisonings
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Methanol poisonings in Spain took place in early 1963, when an alcohol merchant Rogelio Aguiar from Ourense, Galicia, Spain sold drinks containing dangerous amounts of methanol. One glass of drink was enough to kill or blind. Official count of victims is 51 dead and 9 blind, but estimates of number of victims vary between 1,000 and 5,000 dead. Rogelio Aguiar acquired 75,000 litres of methanol, which it used to produce mixed drinks. The deal was very beneficial, as methanol was much cheaper than
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