New Jersey officials issued a health alert Wednesday after six people mistakenly drank torch lamp oil thinking it was apple juice, and one died as a result.
Bruce Ruck of the state Poison Information and Education System said all the survivors — three of whom were hospitalized, one critically — have been released from the hospital.
One, an 8-year-old, suffered permanent lung damage.
Jim Hirt, executive director of the American Association of Poison Control Centers in Washington, said torch oil poisonings have occurred in prior years around the country.
A report by the Illinois poison control center identified 70 cases of torch oil poisonings nationwide during a two-year period ending last December.
How do you f*ck that up? I’m pretty sure you would notice that torch oil doesn’t smell like apple juice right before you’re about to pour that shit down your throat. It’d be a cooler story if the woman slammed a glass of oil, then lit up a cigarette only to set her face on fire. That shit would be wild. Let this be a lesson to you all on this 4th of July Weekend.
