Seven foreign tourists have been taken to hospital after drinking piña coladas at a five-star resort in Fiji, with methanol poisoning not yet ruled out.

Seven tourists are being treated for suspected poisoning after drinking cocktails at a bar in an upscale Fiji resort that’s now being investigated by police.

Seven tourists including four Australians were hospitalised in a suspected case of alcohol poisoning at a resort in Fiji, the Australian and Fijian governments said on Monday.