Three People Died and One Is Permanently Blind After Drinking Hand Sanitizer in New Mexico

Three People Died and One Is Permanently Blind After Drinking Hand Sanitizer in New Mexico
A person uses hand sanitizer in a file photo. Lionel Bonaventure/AFP via Getty Images
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Three people died and one is permanently blind from methanol poisoning after drinking hand sanitizer in New Mexico, health officials said.

An additional three people are in critical condition, the New Mexico Department of Health said in a statement. “All seven people are believed to have drunk hand sanitizer containing methanol,” it said.