Jay Leno He is hospitalized with severe burns after a petrol fire broke out in his garage in Los Angeles.

“I’ve had a few severe burns from a gasoline fire. I’m fine. I just need a week or two to recover,” Leno said in a statement provided to deadlineAnd.

tmz extension reported that Leno was in the garage Sunday when one of his cars suddenly caught fire. He was taken to a burn center where he reportedly remains hospitalized in stable condition.

What had happened to Leno – that he was reportedly having a ‘major health emergency’ – was first reported after the former TV host The show tonightwe missed an appearance at a Forum 2022 financial conference in vegasSunday evening.

“His family hasn’t been able to give us many details, but there has been a very serious medical emergency that has prevented Jay from traveling,” according to an email obtained by People from The Finance Brand. “All we know is that he is alive, so our prayers are with him and his family tonight.”

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Leno, 72, filed The show tonight from 1992 to 2009, when it was replaced by Conan O’Briena deal that had been in the works for five years, and Leno moved in at 10pm. The Jay Leno Show.

Neither show performed well, and after much back and forth, O’Brien left and Leno returned The show tonight until 2014. Currently presents Jay Leno’s garage on CNBC, which aired its seventh season finale on Oct. 26, and the revival of the game show Bet your life. The incident did not affect the game show, which has wrapped filming for its second season.

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