The TV presenter is recovering in hospital (Picture: Getty)

American TV host Jay Leno has reportedly been ‘seriously burned’ following a car fire.

The 72-year-old is said to have suffered facial injuries after one of the cars at his LA garage ‘erupted into flames without warning’.

According to TMZ, the flames burned the left side of his face, but thankfully did not penetrate his eye or his ear.

The star is currently staying at the burn ward at Grossman Burn Centre and receiving treatment.

It’s not known how severe his condition is.

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He’s being treated in hospital.