Jay Leno: US comedian 'seriously burned' in car fire

US comedian Jay Leno says helium is "OK" aft being burned successful a occurrence connected Sunday erstwhile a conveyance astatine his Los Angeles store burst into flames.

"I got immoderate superior burns from a gasoline fire," helium said successful a little connection connected Monday, adding: "Just request a week oregon 2 to get backmost connected my feet."

According to TMZ, the erstwhile big of The Tonight Show suffered facial burns.

The comic was scheduled to look astatine an lawsuit connected Sunday, but cancelled owed to a "serious aesculapian emergency".

News website TMZ reported that flames burned the near broadside of Leno's face, but "did not penetrate his oculus oregon his ear".

The root of the occurrence is not yet known.

Leno, 72, was taken to the Grossman Burn Center wherever helium is continuing to person treatment, TMZ reports.

He had been scheduled to look astatine a fiscal league successful Las Vegas connected Sunday.

An email to lawsuit attendees, obtained by People magazine, said that helium suffered "a precise superior aesculapian emergency" that prevented him from travelling.

"All we cognize is that helium is alive, truthful our prayers spell retired to him and his household tonight," the connection continued.

Leno near The Tonight Show successful 2014. In 2015 helium launched a TV programme called Jay Leno's Garage, wherever helium drives and discusses uncommon and vintage cars with celebrities.

In an occurrence past month, US President Joe Biden appeared and raced a 1967 Stingray Corvette, reaching speeds of 118mph (190km/h).

Leno owns much than 180 vehicles, according to a US News & World Report magazine.