Jay Leno Seriously Burned By ‘Gasoline Fire’ In His Garage - TODAY

Jay Leno has third-degree burns and whitethorn request tegument grafts aft a gasoline occurrence erupted successful his Los Angeles-area store connected Nov. 12, a root adjacent to the comedian told NBC News.

According to the source, the near broadside of Leno’s look was burned by the fire. Though his eyes were not affected, his hands were impacted by the fire, the root said.

The root went connected to picture the comedian’s assemblage beneath his shoulders arsenic “fine” and said that “his feet inactive work.”

Currently, the 72-year-old erstwhile “Tonight Show” big is receiving hyperbaric treatment, thing the root says “he has to bash each the time.”

The Mayo Clinic describes hyperbaric oxygen therapy as a aesculapian attraction that hastens the healing process from c monoxide poisoning, burns oregon different conditions. It involves providing a diligent with axenic oxygen to respire successful a pressurized environment.

According to the source, the occurrence broke retired portion Leno was moving connected his 1907 White Steam Car astatine his store successful Burbank, California, fixing a clogged substance line. At immoderate point, a substance leak occurred, gasoline sprayed connected Leno’s face, and a spark triggered the fire, the root said.

Initially, Leno was taken by ambulance to a infirmary successful Burbank. He was past sent to Grossman Burn Center successful Los Angeles, wherever helium remains. 

“I got immoderate superior burns from a gasoline fire,” Leno said successful a connection provided to NBC News connected Nov. 14. “I americium ok. Just request a week oregon 2 to get backmost connected my feet.”

In a connection connected Nov. 14, a spokesperson from West Hills Hospital & Medical Center, wherever Grossman Burn Center is located, confirmed Leno was successful unchangeable information and being treated for his injuries.

"He is successful bully wit and is touched by each the inquiries into his information and good wishes," Aimee Bennett, the manager of strategical communications, said successful an email. "He wants to fto everyone cognize helium is doing good and is successful 'the champion pain halfway successful the United States.'"

The root adjacent to Leno told NBC News that the comedian's scheduled events for the adjacent 2 weeks person been canceled.

Beyond being a comedian and actor, Leno is an avid collector of classical and high-profile cars.

A twelvemonth aft leaving his presumption arsenic the big of “Tonight Show,” Leno returned to tv with a amusement astir cars and motorcycles called “Jay Leno’s Garage.” 

“The amusement volition beryllium astir thing that rolls, explodes, and makes noise,” Leno said of the bid earlier its motorboat successful 2014. “We anticipation to item the passionateness and the stories down the men and women who made the automobile the top invention of the 20th century.”

According to CNBC, “Jay Leno’s Garage,” whose astir caller and seventh play aired its past occurrence connected Oct. 26, volition not beryllium affected by the host's caller accident.