4 Syrians Die After Burning Coal for Heat in South Lebanon

4 Syrians Die After Burning Coal for Heat in South Lebanon
Syrian Maher al-Abdallah (C) mourns his wife and three children who died in their sleep after inhaling toxic fumes from burning coal to heat their room, during their funeral procession in Al-Wasta village near the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, on Jan. 2, 2022. Mohammed Zaatari/AP Photo
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BEIRUT—A Syrian mother and her three children died in their sleep after inhaling toxic fumes from burning coal to heat their room in a village in southern Lebanon, a rescue group said Sunday.

Youssef al-Dor, an official with Resala Health Ambulance Association, said he transported the bodies to be buried from a hospital where the four were pronounced dead.