In China, a man lost his life after consuming a liter of potent alcohol within a brief 10-minute period as part of an office drinking competition, all in pursuit of a 20,000 yuan prize (equivalent to Rs 2,28,506). The incident took place in July during a team-building dinner organized by the man’s employer, where his boss arranged the drinking contest and promised the cash reward to anyone who could outdrink Zhang, the individual who tragically lost his life.
“After Zhang gave his toast at Yang’s table, the latter openly proposed a reward of 5,000 yuan to anyone who could drink more than him,” one of Zhang’s colleagues said. When no one responded he increased the amount to 10,000 yuan (Rs 1.15 lakh). Zhang then asked about the stakes if he won the contest and his boss Yang told him he would be awarded 20,000 yuan. However, if he lost, he was asked to pay 10,000 yuan to treat the whole company to afternoon tea.
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Alcohol Tragedy: Man Dies After Baijiu Drinking Contest at Office Party
Yang later chose several employees, including his own driver, to compete against Zhang. According to one of the employees who was at the dinner, Zhang downed a litre of baiju within 10 minutes. Notably, Baijiu is a Chinese spirit with a typical alcohol content of between 30% to 60%.
Zhang was soon rushed to the hospital after he collapsed. As per the hospital’s critical condition notice, he was diagnosed with severe alcohol poisoning, aspiration pneumonia, suffocation, and cardiac arrest. He died on August 3.
After his death, a representative announced in the company’s WeChat group that the company would be closed down. Shenzhen police are now investigating the incident.
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Lately, there have been a series of unfortunate incidents where individuals have succumbed to alcohol poisoning. In May of this year, a Chinese social media influencer tragically passed away less than 12 hours after consuming seven bottles of Baijiu on Douyin, which is China’s equivalent of TikTok. Additionally, in June, another well-known live-streamer and influencer in China also lost his life after consuming excessive amounts of strong liquor.
The influencer named Zhong Yuan Huang Ge died on June 2 after binging excessive amounts of Baijiu, during a viral drinking challenge. Both these deaths sparked huge scrutiny of the safety and regulations of such apps.
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