LOS ANGELES (AP) 鈥� Jay Leno suffered 鈥渟erious burns鈥� but said Monday that he was doing OK, according to reports.
鈥淚 got some serious burns from a gasoline fire,鈥� Leno said in a statement to The Associated Press. "I am ok. Just need a week or two to get back on my feet.鈥�
The cause and time of the fire wasn't immediately clear. The former 鈥淭onight Show鈥� host is known for his famed car collection, which is housed at a garage in Burbank, north of Los Angeles.
Leno, 72, had been set to appear at a financial conference in Las Vegas on Sunday but canceled because of a 鈥渟erious medical emergency,鈥� earlier Monday, citing an email sent to those attending the conference.
The comedian took over NBC's 鈥淭onight鈥� when longtime host Johnny Carson retired in 1992. Leno was succeeded by Conan O'Brien in 2009, but NBC got cold feet when the show's ratings dropped and brought Leno back as host in 2010. He remained in the job until Jimmy Fallon took over in 2014.
Leno turned his love of cars into a CNBC series, 鈥淛ay Leno鈥檚 Garage,鈥� and now hosts a revival of the game show 鈥淵ou Bet Your Life.鈥�
The Associated Press
