TMZ: Jay Leno released from the hospital
According to the TMZ website, comedian and car collector Jay Leno has been sent home from the Grossman Burn Center in Los Angeles where he was taken after being burned in a gasoline fire in his Burbank garage.
Leno was repairing a fuel line on his 1907 White steam car when gasoline, which is used to heat the car’s burner, splashed on his face and arm and then was ignited by a spark. A friend helped extinguish the flames, and Leno was taken to the hospital.
“The ex-late night host posed for a photo taken and posted by the Grossman Burn Center, where JL has been receiving treatment for the past nine days. In it, he seems to be in good spirits alongside the facility staff, but there’s noticeable scarring on his face and hands,” TMZ said. “In a statement, the burn center says Jay will receive follow-up care at their outpatient facility, this after receiving burns throughout his upper [body], including on his chest.”
A statement released by Grossman said: “Jay would like to let everyone know how thankful he is for the care he received, and is very appreciative of all of the well wishes. He is looking forward to spending Thanksgiving with his family and friends and wishes everyone a wonderful holiday.”
Leno writes a column for Hagerty, and his colleagues here wish him a speedy recovery.
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So happy to see you out of the hospital and looking forwards to see you back on stage this Sunday in Hermosa Beach doing what you love!
So glad you’re doing well. So sorry about your accident. I have enjoyed your intellect and your sense of humor for many years. You’re the best.
God Speed your recovery.
Jeez Jay……Let me share my doctor’s advice whenever I have done something injurious……….Jay, “Don’t do that!”
Get well my friend. / Chas Wright
Glad to hear you’re out of hospital. Terrible thing to happen to anyone. The selfish me is thinking “now he can write his next article for me to enjoy”
All best wishes to you for a speedy recovery! Remember, a few small battle scars make the best stories!
So Thankful it wasn’t much worse!
I am very glad he is doing better, he is a very good friend of all car aficionados, he has been a source of entreteinment and information for all of us and I wish him many more year of success and happiness.
Que se mejore pronto señor Leño!
Jay we wish and pray for a speedy recovery
I’m a burn service
You’ll be fine
Thank for all you do keeping the classics alive
Pray your recovery is fast and complication free.
Yo, Jay, young man (I’m 1 year older), all the best to you and yours. Love all your work. (And we share an appreciation for cars like the Morgan +4 Roadster which I have today on Cape Cod, and the Austin Mini (my first car, $90) and the XK engine (which I had in a Mark IX 5+ decades ago…) Keep’m laughing and smiling.
Hurrah for you all my best Wishes up and atem
I can only offer my sincerest well-wishes for a speedy recovery.
And are you going to keep the White or will it be on the auction block?!
– Kidding. We all know you’re keeping it. 🙂
I’m glad to see that your recovery is going relatively well. I don’t know of too many people who would have suffered a severe injury such as yours with such grace, humor, and appreciation for the medical people who treated you. Best wishes for a safe and happy Thanksgiving!
First you were upside down in Hemi Under Glass and now this!
Glad to see you’re on the mend.
I wish you a speedy and complete recovery.
Best wishes, Jay.
Hope you continue to share your experiences with your burn situation as it can be an inspiration and so helpful to others.
Keep laughing…
Wishing you a speedy recovery Jay. Best to you and your family through the Christmas season. Get well soon!