Jay Leno has third-degree burns on his face, may need skin grafts after garage fire
Jay Leno has third-degree burns to his face and may need skin grafts after a garage fire where one of his cars erupted in flames, a source close to the
Jay Leno has third-degree burns to his face and may need skin grafts after a garage fire where one of his cars erupted in flames, a source close to the comedian told NBC News on Tuesday.
According to the source, the former "Tonight Show" host was fixing a clogged fuel line on a vintage car on Saturday at his garage in Burbank, California. There was a fuel leak and gasoline sprayed on his face before a spark triggered the fire.
Leno was burned on the left side of his face and his hands, said the source, who saw him on Saturday after the incident.
Leno was taken by ambulance first to a hospital in Burbank, then sent to the Grossman Burn Center in Los Angeles where he remains. He's receiving hyperbaric treatment, an oxygen therapy that "can accelerate burn wound healing," according to the Grossman Burn Center's website.
Jay Leno treated for burns from garage fireNov. 15, 202201:52“Jay is just going through the normal procedures. They put him into the hyperbaric. It’s just a matter of time,” the source said, adding that the hyperbaric treatment is “something he has to do all the time.”
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