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Police: Sussex County McDonald's Worker Burned By 'Smoldering' Cash

A McDonald's employee suffered burns on her palm when a customer handed her a smoking dollar bill, authorities said.

The McDonald's on Mountain Avenue in Hackettstown.

The McDonald's on Mountain Avenue in Hackettstown.

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The McDonald's worker took the cash around 10:25 p.m. Sunday and realized only after it was in her hand that it was still "smoldering," Hackettstown police said.

"She is traumatized," a family member told Daily Voice.

The worker was treated at Hackettstown Medical Center, the family member said.

The incident remains under investigation, authorities said.

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