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After suffering burns in a gasoline fire, Jay Leno says he's OK

By The Associated Press

Published November 15, 2022 at 1:40 PM EST

FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015, file photo, Jay Leno participates in the "Jay Leno's Garage" panel at the The NBCUniversal Summer TCA Tour at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Former Tonight Show host Leno is set to host the Nobel Peace Prize concert on Dec. 11, 2015, at the Telenor Arena in Oslo, Norway, organizers announced Monday, Nov. 16. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jay Leno suffered "serious burns" but said Monday that he was doing OK, according to reports.

"I got some serious burns from a gasoline fire," Leno said in a statement to Variety. "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.

Leno, 72, had been set to appear at a financial conference in Las Vegas on Sunday but canceled because of a "serious medical emergency," People magazine reported earlier Monday, citing an email sent to those attending the conference.

The comedian took over NBC's "Tonight" 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, "Jay Leno's Garage," and now hosts a revival of the game show "You Bet Your Life."