The former Tonight Show host, who is an avid car collector, was left with third-degree burns after a fire broke out at his garage four months ago. He had a 'face full of gas' while trying to unclog a fuel line when he caught fire. Now the comedian has spoken about his remarkable recovery.
The former Tonight Show host, who is an avid car collector, was left with third-degree burns after a fire broke out at his garage four months ago. He had a"face full of gas" while trying to unclog a fuel line when he caught fire. Now the comedian has spoken about his remarkable recovery.US comedian Jay Leno has revealed his"brand new face" after one of his vintage cars burst into flames in November, leaving him with third-degree burns.
The former Tonight Show host, who was left with a scarred neck and jaw, showed off his healed face in a TV interview.when one of his cars erupted into flames while he was working on it in the garage of his Los Angeles home on 12 November.Speaking on the Kelly Clarkson Show, Leno said he had a"brand new face" and described what happened as"pretty bad"."What happened is, I was working on a car and got a face full of gasoline and it caught fire.
Leno was even in good enough spirits to joke about his injuries, adding:"I had been eating a Flamin' Hot Dorito and when I bit into it, it set my face on fire." But he continued:"It was interesting, all third-degree burns, it was pretty bad, it was pretty bad… This is like a brand new face."Leno previously told NBC's Today show he was working on his 1907 White Motor Co steam-powered car with a friend when he noticed the vehicle's fuel line was clogged.
He said when he tried to unclog it and blew some air through the line, he received a"face full of gas" and caught fire.The presenter was taken to hospital and then sent to the Grossman Burn Centre in Los Angeles, where he received hyperbaric treatment - an oxygen therapy that"can accelerate burn wound healing," according to the centre's website.
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