Jay Leno is headed home nine days after he suffered 'serious burns' in a garage gasoline fire.
," he said in a statement shared with PEOPLE."I am okay. Just need a week or two to get back on my feet."According to a press release from the Burbank Fire Department, which was obtained by PEOPLE, the incident occurred on Nov. 12 around 12:30 p.m. BFD officials said they arrived on scene, where they"assessed and treated one adult male patient" before transporting him to"a local emergency department.
Aimee Bennett, a spokesperson at the Grossman Burn Center, also issued a statement to PEOPLE, confirming that Leno was being treated there after the incident in his garage.burns that he received to his face and hands from a gasoline accident in his garage over the weekend," Bennett said."He is in good humor and is touched by all the inquiries into his condition and well wishes. [He] wants to let everyone know he is doing well and is in 'the best burn center in the United States.'"
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