An UK woman has died in Laos, becoming the fifth fatality linked to a suspected spate of poisonings from methanol-tainted alcohol. Her death was reported hours after that of 19-year-old Melbourne woman Bianca Jones,

Methanol is a pure form of alcohol, typically found in industrial-strength products like paint stripper or petrol. It does not have a distinct smell or colour, and it’s toxic to humans.

Holly Bowles, 19, passed away in a Bangkok hospital after being on life support, bringing the confirmed death toll to six.

A second Australian teenager, Holly Bowles, has tragically passed away due to suspected methanol poisoning in Laos.

Following the news of her tragic passing, the owner of Frank’s, a Melbourne café where Bowles had worked for more than two years while saving up for her adventure of a lifetime with Jones, paid tribute to the young woman they had “taken under their wing”.

Melbourne teenager Bianca Jones has died in a Thai hospital after consuming drinks laced with methanol in Laos. She is one of five people who have died from this incident, after a British woman also died from the poisoning.

A second young Australian tourist died in a Thai hospital on Friday, bringing the death toll related to suspected methanol poisoning during a night out in a Laos backpacker hotspot

A second Australian teenager has died of suspected methanol poisoning, bringing to six the number of foreign tourists who have died after apparently drinking tainted alcohol in Laos. The family of Holly Bowles,