Two people in Papua New Guinea are dead and a third has become completely blind as a result of drinking methanol.
The newspaper, The National reports that the third person has been admitted to Port Moresby General Hospital after drinking the toxic chemical as a substitute for alcohol.
The three were identified by the hospital chief executive, Dr Alphonse Tay, as staff of the hospital.
They were employed as cleaners at the hospital's main laboratory, pathology unit and morgue where they had access to the chemical.
