Spontaneous combustion of popular wood stain product caused Cleveland Heights fire, lawsuit says
CLEVELAND, Ohio— A Cleveland Heights woman sued the makers of a popular wood stain after she said the product spontaneously combusted and burned he...
CLEVELAND, Ohio— A Cleveland Heights woman sued the makers of a popular wood stain after she said the product spontaneously combusted and burned her house down. Erica McCloud sued Rust-Oleum over its Varathane Wood Stain product and Home Depot stores for selling the product knowing that it could cause fires. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in federal court in Cleveland, says McCloud is seeking at least $143,000, according to court records. The lawsuit is one of several filed in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Ohio involving the product.