Jay Leno’s Good friend Smothered Storage Hearth Flames, Might Have Saved Comic’s Life, Report Claims

Jay Leno is recovering in hospital after struggling extreme burns in a storage hearth, however studies say the story may have been a lot worse if it wasn’t for the intervention of the comic’s quick-thinking buddy.

Leno was engaged on his 1907 White Steam Automobile at his huge Burbank storage on Saturday making an attempt to repair a clogged gasoline line when gasoline sprayed onto his face and arms then ignited. In line with leisure web site TMZ the left aspect of Leno’s face and his arms have been badly burned, and whereas his eyes and ears weren’t broken, he might have pores and skin grafts.

However now TMZ studies that Jay might need perished within the blaze if his buddy hadn’t been available. The buddy, referred to solely as Dave, was thankfully standing shut by and jumped on Leno, smothering the flames.

The previous Tonight Present presenter and host of Jay Leno’s Storage, which is filmed on the storage warehouse the place the comic was injured, was taken to hospital by ambulance. TMZ says Leno will stay in hospital for 5-10 days and has cancelled engagements for the subsequent two weeks to offer him time to get well.

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However Jay was in a position to affirm from hospital that his scenario wasn’t life-threatening.

“I bought some severe burns from a gasoline hearth,” he advised Selection. “
I’m okay. Simply want per week or two to get again on my ft.”

Though it seems like Leno may endure from some lasting harm to his pores and skin, we’re relieved that the end result wasn’t worse. And although we’re undoubtedly not suggesting that Leno was something however unfortunate, should you’re like us, you is likely to be reflecting on all of the instances issues may have gone badly improper whenever you have been wrenching by yourself automotive. Most of us have completed dumb issues like mendacity beneath a automotive whereas smoking, mendacity beneath a automotive that’s solely supported by a jack and no axle stands and tearing right into a rusty flooring with a grinder with out carrying goggles. There may not all the time be a Dave round to save lots of the day.