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General · 8 June 2026

McDonald's worker burned by co-worker's hot oil attack

McDonald's worker burned by co-worker's hot oil attack

An employee at McDonald's experienced serious second-degree burns covering 22 percent of his body after a colleague reportedly threw hot oil at him. Twenty-year-old Jacob Smith was concluding his work shift at a McDonald's in Northern California when the assault occurred. Police later arrested 23-year-old Jalani Bluett, who is now held without bail on serious assault charges.

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