BEIRUT — Four members of a Syrian family, a mother and her three children, died overnight from Saturday to Sunday of carbon monoxide poisoning in Kharayeb in South Lebanon, our local correspondent reported.

Here's what we know:

    • The carbon monoxide emanated from the charcoal stove in the family's home, our correspondent reported. 

    • A local source told our correspondent that the father of the family had been saved.

    • Carbon monoxide, a poisonous gas, can form in domestic wood or charcoal stoves and be very dangerous for the inhabitants of the dwelling.