Jay Leno Admits His ‘Face Was On Fire’ As He Shares Shocking Details From Burn Accident

Jay Leno is fortunate to beryllium live aft a horrific pain mishap connected Nov. 12 near him with second-degree burns connected his face, neck, chest, hands, and 1 of his arms. In a Dec. 13 nonfiction published by People, the 72-year-old comedian, and big of CNBC’s Jay Leno’s Garage shared photos of himself successful a infirmary furniture pursuing the mishap — and went into large item astir however the full concern unfolded.

Jay Leno was spotted filling up 1 of his classical cars aft suffering second-degree burns successful an mishap connected Nov. 12, 2022, successful Burbank, Calif. (Backgrid)

The incidental occurred connected Nov. 12 erstwhile Jay and his adjacent friend, Dave Killackey, were moving connected a 1907 White Steam Car parked successful Jay’s monolithic Burbank, Calif., garage. According to the outlet, the 2 were fixing a clogged substance enactment underneath the vehicle. “When you enactment with cars, you person a batch of accidents. But this is bigger than most,” Leno said successful the interrogation published connected Dec. 13. “With a steam car, you person gasoline, but you besides person a vaporizer which is heated by a aviator airy to crook h2o into steam.” People included photos of the car that the 2 friends were moving on.

Jay Leno was photographed arsenic helium arrived astatine the ‘Today Show’ connected March 12, 2019, successful NYC. (SplashNews)

While attempting to repair the issue, Jay said, “I got a look full of gasoline,” adding, “I knew however adjacent I was to the aviator airy and I thought ‘Uh oh.'” He past revealed that the gasoline reacted with the spark and his full look was engulfed successful flames. “It felt precisely similar my look was connected fire. Maybe similar the astir aggravated sunburn you’ve ever had, that’d beryllium just to say,” Jay said.

“I was nether the car possibly 10 seconds earlier Dave pulled maine out. Any longer than that I could person mislaid my eye. I’m not a panicky guy, but I knew if I breathed successful I could scorch my lungs,” Jay said successful the interview. After Dave helped Jay by smothering him with the garment helium was wearing, paramedics soon arrived. They brought the iconic TV amusement big to the Grossman Burn Center. People besides spoke to Jay’s surgeon astatine the hospital, Dr. Peter Grossman, who told the outlet, “When helium came in, his burns were deeper than I anticipated. Jay is decidedly an outlier successful presumption of however good he’s healed considering the severity of his injuries.” The nonfiction besides included a photograph of Jay successful a infirmary furniture portion undergoing treatment.

As a effect of his injuries, Jay had to acquisition 2 tegument grafting surgeries. He besides had respective sessions successful a hyperbaric chamber, which helped to oxygenate his tissue, the outlet stated. He was hospitalized for 9 days and Jay besides revealed to People that helium refused to instrumentality symptom medication. Less than a week aft helium near the hospital, Jay performed a standup drama regular astatine the Comedy & Magic Club, which is located successful Hermosa Beach, California. Jokingly, helium said, “It benignant of gave my vocation a changeable successful the limb due to the fact that it’s like, ‘Let’s spell spot him before helium burns up again.'”

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