A Mt. Lebanon woman is suing Kennywood, alleging that she got second-degree burns after the hot cheese from her Potato Patch fries dripped onto her hand.

Charmaine Charles Halsel said she was at the park around 5:45 p.m. on July 2, 2022, when she ordered the famous fries.

When the employee handed Halsel the fries, the complaint said, the cheese dripped onto her right hand, severely burning her skin.

The complaint, filed Friday in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court, alleges negligence, and said that the Potato Patch should not have been serving food too hot for human consumption.

Halsel alleges she suffered second-degree burns, blistering and permanent scarring.

A message left for a Kennywood spokeswoman was not immediately returned.

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