hojacat Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 https://www.yahoo.com/news/riddle-six-foreigners-found-dead-151229507.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinapu Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 from first reports at least it appears it was not food poisoning as it was first which crossed my mind as reason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travelingguy Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 Usually this sort of thing is due to carbon monoxide. Usually due to heating which would not be used in Thailand. But cooking and water heating might use natural gas or propane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hojacat Posted July 16 Author Share Posted July 16 56 minutes ago, Travelingguy said: Usually this sort of thing is due to carbon monoxide. Usually due to heating which would not be used in Thailand. But cooking and water heating might use natural gas or propane. I would say that' carbon monoxide poising is the most probable cause. Reminds me of https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/28/americas/sandals-bahamas-resort-deaths-carbon-monoxide-police/index.html. I always thought though that water heating in Thailand is mostly electric, usually through the use of tankless heaters. If that is found to be the case, hopefully it pushes hotels to install CO detectors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travelingguy Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 The AP is reporting that the victims were foaming at the mouth. If true, that would make carbon monoxide less likely. Poisonings that would lead to foaming of the mouth raise the question of murder being the manner of death. vinapu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lucky Posted July 16 Members Share Posted July 16 The original link failed me. Try this: https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/16/asia/thailand-bangkok-hotel-poisoning-intl/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hojacat Posted July 17 Author Share Posted July 17 40 minutes ago, Lucky said: The original link failed me. Try this: https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/16/asia/thailand-bangkok-hotel-poisoning-intl/index.html Thanks. Looks like Yahoo removed the link. Does anyone know how to embed text from a link in a post? Used to be that when you would paste a link, it would give you the option to automatically paste its content but looks like this new version of WordPress doesn't do that anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithambrose Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 10 hours ago, hojacat said: Thanks. Looks like Yahoo removed the link. Does anyone know how to embed text from a link in a post? Used to be that when you would paste a link, it would give you the option to automatically paste its content but looks like this new version of WordPress doesn't do that anymore. I see they now say cyanide! Anyone know which hotel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macaroni21 Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 Grand Hyatt, I think it's the one near the Erawan shrine. Latest BBC story says it's cyanide and suggests it's a suicide pact. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3g64ljwp2go vinapu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavica Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 I've been traveling with a portable combination Carbon Monoxide / Smoke Detector for the past couple of years. t0oL1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fedssocr Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 I read somewhere that there was a seventh person who they found also dead from poison. Implication appeared to be that she murdered the other six and then took her own life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members unicorn Posted July 17 Members Share Posted July 17 12 hours ago, Keithambrose said: I see they now say cyanide! Anyone know which hotel? That would go with foaming at the mouth... vinapu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floridarob Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 https://loyaltylobby.com/2024/07/18/update-on-the-tragic-murder-suicide-case-at-grand-hyatt-bangkok-financial-crime-lead-to-death/ vinapu and Mavica 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
