PITTSBURGH A woman alleges defective tea candles, a warmer and scented wax which she purchased at a Dollar General suddenly engulfed in flames and caused her to suffer severe burns.
Sheryl Colamarino and Bruce Colamarino filed a complaint in April in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County against Dolgencorp LLC doing business as Dollar General alleging negligence.
According to the complaint, Sheryl Colamarino purchased a ceramic wax warmer, tea light candles and scented wax from the Dollar General Store in Allegheny County. The plaintiffs alleged that on May 7, 2020, she placed the wax on the top of the warmer, lit the tea candle and placed the warmer on a bedroom dresser.