The former 'Tonight Show' host told NBC News' Hoda Kotb in an interview set to air on Wednesday's 'Today' show how he was injured while working on one of his vintage cars.
Al Roker Says He Feels Strong But Recovery Has "Been a Tough Slog" After Hospitalization Due to Blood Clots“I said to my friend, I said, ‘Dave, I’m on fire.’ And Dave’s like, ‘All right.’ I said, ‘No, Dave, I’m on fire.’ And then, ‘Oh, my God.’ Dave, my friend, pulled me out and jumped on top of me and kind of smothered the fire,” Leno explains.
Leno was treated for third-degree burns during a 10-day stay at the Grossman Burn Center in Los Angeles. Director Dr. Peter Grossman previously told NBC News that Leno suffered “relatively serious” burns to “approximately seven percent of his body,” including his face, chest and hands. Leno received temporary skin grafts from “human cadaver skin,” Grossman said. And he said Leno seemed to have a “very high pain threshold.”Leno was
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