Fire, flood or disaster · 09.09.2001
Pärnu methanol poisoning
In early September 2001 about 1.6 tonnes of methanol were stolen from an industrial company in Pärnu and sold to a bootlegger, who diluted it, added lemon flavour and bottled it as cheap vodka. From 9 September hundreds of people in Pärnu County drank the poisoned spirit. Sixty-eight people died and dozens were left blind or brain-damaged. The organisers received prison sentences that many thought too lenient. The tragedy led to a crackdown on the illegal alcohol trade and a review of emergency medical preparedness.
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2001. aasta septembri alguses varastati Pärnus ühest tööstusettevõttest umbes 1,6 tonni metanooli ja müüdi salaviinategijale, kes lahjendas selle, lisas sidrunimaitset ja pudeldas odava viinana. Alates 9. septembrist jõid sajad Pärnumaa inimesed mürgitatud alkoholi. 68 inimest suri ning kümned jäid pimedaks või said ajukahjustuse. Korraldajad said vanglakaristused, mida paljud pidasid liiga leebeks. Tragöödia järel võideldi tõhusamalt salaalkoholi vastu ja vaadati üle meditsiiniline valmisolek.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A4rnu_methanol_poisoning_incident ↗