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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