5 die in bihar after consuming spurious alcohol: what makes hooch so dangerous?
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Spurious liquor, or hooch, is the locally manufactured inferior quality alcohol that is usually made from cane sugar and has a high concentration of methanol. Methanol, an industrial
solvent, increases alcohol content because of its antifreeze quality, but it can also be fatal in high quantities.