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“江苏一饿了么骑手为讨薪门店外自焚 当地警方已介入” 2020年1月13日
1月11日，一名骑手在江苏泰州海陵区某饿了么蜂鸟配送门店前试图自焚，后被附近商户施救，火灭后骑手拒绝前往医院接受救治，声称要讨要“血汗钱”。
饿了么方面未否认该事件的存在，但称暂时不便回应。财新记者了解到，当地警方和政府部门已介入事件处理。
1月11日当天，当事人的女儿在水滴筹发起一则筹款申请。其求助信息显示，事情发生在泰州市时代花园东门蜂鸟配送站，当事人身上的火被扑灭后已被送往泰州市人民医院抢救，目前人已清醒但仍在ICU，骑手本人是家中主要经济支柱，对于后期治疗费用无力支付。其公布的医院的疾病诊断证明显示，该骑手系二度至三度烧伤、呼吸道烧伤、烧伤面积80%。[...]
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