Jay Leno suffered “serious burns” but said Monday that he was doing OK, according to reports.
“I am ok. Just need a week or two to get back on my feet.”
The cause and time of the fire wasn’t immediately clear. The former “Tonight Show” host is known for his famed car collection, which is housed at a garage in Burbank, north of Los Angeles. Leno’s publicist and production company did not immediately return email and phone requests from The Associated Press.Sign up for our newsletter to get breaking news and daily digests sent to your email.Leno, 72, had been set to appear at a financial conference in Las Vegas on Sunday but cancelled because of a “serious medical emergency,”The comedian took over NBC’s “Tonight” when longtime host Johnny Carson retired in 1992.
Leno turned his love of cars into a CNBC series, “Jay Leno’s Garage,” and now hosts a revival of the game show “You Bet Your Life.”
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