Jay Leno Gives Health Update After Being Burned successful Fire

Jay Leno is connected the mend. 

More than a week aft being injured successful a fire, the comedian has been released from in-patient attraction astatine Grossman Burn Center. He volition proceed his attraction astatine the clinic's outpatient facility.

Following the quality of Leno's release, Dr. Peter Grossman, who treated the erstwhile Tonight Show host, released a connection saying, "I americium pleased with Jay's progress, and I americium optimistic that helium volition marque a afloat recovery."

On Nov. 12, Leno sustained burns to his face, arms and hands successful a gasoline occurrence portion moving connected 1 of his collectable cars. As Grossman told the New York Times on Nov. 14, helium sustained "deep second-degree burns, with perchance third-degree burns," requiring tegument graft country to repair the burns.

However, contempt the superior quality of his injuries, the 72-year-old remained successful bully spirits. "He's walking astir and he's cracking jokes. I tin archer you he's incredibly benignant to our nursing staff," Grossman told NBC Los Angeles on Nov. 16. "He's been appreciative of everybody present and he's an perfect patient, and 1 who understands the seriousness of his injury."