On June 16, 2004, following his freshman year, he was hospitalized in an
intensive-care unit for
smoke inhalation injuries when a house rented by nine Michigan Wolverine players caught fire.[SUP]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Long#cite_note-29[/SUP] Long landed on a teammate's automobile escaping the fire covered in soot at about 4:00 AM that Wednesday. When he awoke to the sound of
fire alarms, he attempted to exit his room, but was forced back by the smoke. He exited the building by jumping two floors after knocking out the screen in his bedroom window. Long endured procedures where tubes were put down his throat to suction black
phlegm from his
lungs at the hospital.[SUP]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Long#cite_note-ULceatf-0[/SUP] The tubes also performed Long's breathing while he lay unconscious for the first few
days.[SUP]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Long#cite_note-MLrjfbh-33[/SUP] A few hours before the fire, the
Detroit Pistons had won the
2004 NBA Finals and the neighborhood experienced
fireworks celebrations. Investigators concluded that the fire likely started with a couch on the front porch, possibly ignited by fireworks from the neighbors.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Long#cite_note-MLrjfbh-33
