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The official IRNA news agency reported late Wednesday that toxic
methanol had killed men and women in various cities and towns in
the northern provinces of Mazandaran and Gilan and the western
province of Hamadan.
Alcohol poisoning also led to hundreds of hospitalizations, IRNA
said.
The source of the alcoholic beverages was not clear in the
reports.
The consumption of alcohol has been generally prohibited in Iran
since the 1979 Islamic Revolution brought hardline Islamists to
power.
Many Iranians buy alcoholic drinks from bootleggers who make
them secretly. Some people also make alcohol at home for
personal consumption. Methanol can contaminate traditionally
fermented alcohol.
Alcohol poisonings have skyrocketed in Iran in recent years. In
2020, toxic alcohol killed more than 700 people in the country.
Both imported and locally made alcoholic beverages are available
on the country's black markets.
Iran has dozens of alcohol factories that make pharmaceutical
and cleaning products.
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