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Jay Leno Jokes He Has a ‘Better’ and ‘Brand New Face’ After Gasoline Fire Accident

US comedian Jay Leno calls his Volga Gaz-21 “strong as a bull.”Mary ManleyThe 72-year-old comedian, known best as the former host of the “Tonight Show,” was left with serious burns on the side of his face when a gas leak from a car he was working on burst into flames. Leno, an avid car collector, owns about 180 rare cars and about 160 motorcycles as part of a $52 million collection. American comedian and entertainer Jay Leno has rebounded from a gasoline fire accident that left him with third-degree burns on his face, chest, and hands.”It was an accident, that’s all,” Leno told an American news outlet on Sunday. “Anybody who works with their hands on a regular basis is going to have an accident at some point. If you play football, you get a concussion or a broken leg. Anything you do, there’s a risk factor.”On November 12, Leno had to be admitted to the Grossman Burn Center after a 1907 White Steam Car he was repairing had a fuel leak which sprayed his face, hands and chest with gas and subsequently ignited, setting him on fire.“Eight days later, I had a brand new face. And it’s better than what was there before,” the comedian joked.According to Peter Grossman, a reconstructive surgeon of the Grossman Burn Center, the former talk show host had to undergo a surgical excision and grafting procedure. He also had to be treated with “very aggressive” hyperbaric oxygen therapy, where oxygen is applied to burn areas in order to speed up the healing process by decreasing swelling and increasing blood flow. According to Grossman, Leno is expected to make a full recovery.