By . Louise Boyle . PUBLISHED: . 20:22 EST, 1 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:44 EST, 2 January 2013 . An emotional Hannah Storm has spoken of how she was set on fire in a horrific barbeque grill accident at home in front of her daughters. The ESPN anchor told of her ordeal to colleague and close friend Josh Elliot, breaking down in tears  as she relived the moment that she shouted to her daughters: 'Mommy is on fire, call 911.' Storm hosted the Rose Parade in California with Elliot just three weeks after suffering first and second degree burns . to her face, neck, hands and chest. She lost her eyebrows, eyelashes and . roughly half of her hair after the grill's propane tank exploded in her backyard. Scroll down for video . Emotional: ESPN anchor Hannah Storm broke down as she told co-host Josh Elliot of the moment she was set on fire by a barbeque explosion . Close bond: Storm receives a hug from colleague Josh Elliot as the pair hosted the Rose Parade in California together for the fifth year running . The sports broadcaster spent an hour . in hair and make-up ahead of fulfilling her commitment to co-host the . January 1 Rose Parade in Pasadena for the fifth year running, . a bandage on her left hand the only visible sign of the ordeal. She . bravely shared shocking pictures of the true extent of her . injuries. Storm said that she had been . preparing dinner for her daughters on the outdoor grill but the flames blew out . because it was a windy night. When she went to reignite the grill, there . was an explosion. She said: 'There . was an explosion which blew the doors of the grill off. A wall of fire . came at me, it was like a movie. I looked down and I saw that I was on . fire.' Shock: The ESPN anchor, with her left hand bandaged, explained how her hair caught fire after a propane explosion at her Connecticut home . Ordeal: Storm looked visibly upset as she told of how she tried to douse the flames shooting up her body and shouted to her daughters to dial 911 . Colleagues: Elliot, who has worked with the sports caster for many years, embraced Storm after the interview . She said that her daughter, also called Hannah, saved the day by remaining calm and calling emergency services. She spoke of how much she had relied on her three daughters while recovering, adding tearfully that 'my middle daughter would wash my hair'. She also thanked her friends for their support before getting a tight hug from Elliot who appeared visibly upset by his long-time colleague's story. Injuries: Sports anchor Hannah Storm revealed the burns to her face following the barbecue grill accident at her home in Connecticut . Painful: Ms Storm suffered first and second degree burns to her face, hands, chest and neck in the accident on December 11 . All smiles: Storm and Elliot have co-hosted the Rose Parade for the past four years . Storm had earlier told the The New . York Post how she ripped off her burning shirt with her left hand and . tried to use another part of the shirt to extinguish the flames which . had begun burning on her head and chest. Taken to the Trauma and Burn Center at Westchester Medical Center, Ms Storm spent more than a day being treated for her wounds. 'I . didn't see my face until the next day and you wonder how it's going to . look,' she said to the New York Post.  'I was pretty shocked. But my . overarching thought was I've covered events with military members who . have been through a lot worse than me, and they've come through. I kept . thinking, ''I can do this. I'm fortunate.''' Support network: Hannah Storm with her three daughters and husband, NBC presenter Dan Hicks . Previewing her return: Co-host Josh Elliott tweeted pictures of Storm before the Tuesday show . Happy: The pair posed in front of the sign showing the parade's Dr. Suess-inspired theme . The ESPN host has hardly left her home since the accident and has told her fans to expect to see some slight facial changes when she returned - including some obvious differences in her hair. Physical differences were not the only changes seen on the Tuesday broadcast. Ms Storm is left-handed, and taking notes is almost . impossible. Dressing and showering are challenges, too. 'I'm a little nervous about things I . used to take for granted,' she said by phone this weekend from Pasadena, . California. 'Little things like putting on makeup and even turning . pages on my script.' The popular host has told viewers of the 2013 Rose Parade to expect to see a slight difference in her appearance tomorrow . Ms Storm . said that long before her accident, she'd been inspired by Iraq War . veteran, actor and "Dancing With the Stars" winner J.R. Martinez, the . grand marshal at last year's parade. He was severely burned in a land . mine accident while serving overseas. One attraction of this . year's parade that she was eager to see—the Nurses' Float, and she hoped . to use that moment on air to thank everyone who had taken care of her. Ms Storm wants to anchor SportsCenter in Bristol, Connecticut, next . Sunday. After that, the Notre Dame alum is ready to go in person to . watch the No. 1 Irish play Alabama in the national championship game at . Miami. She said the school reached out after hearing about her injuries . and had been very supportive. 'More than anything, I feel . gratitude,' she said. 'Something like this really makes you appreciate . everything you have, even the chance to wake up on New Year's Day and do . your job.'
ESPN anchor returned to work just three weeks after being burned in a  grill explosion at her Connecticut home in front of her daughters .
Broadcaster wore hair extensions to co-host the Rose Parade with ABC's Josh Elliott .
Storm shared graphic photographs revealing the extent of her injuries .
By . Louise Boyle . PUBLISHED: . 20:22 EST, 1 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:44 EST, 2 January 2013 . An emotional Hannah Storm has spoken of how she was set on fire in a horrific barbeque grill accident at home in front of her daughters. The ESPN anchor told of her ordeal to colleague and close friend Josh Elliot, breaking down in tears  as she relived the moment that she shouted to her daughters: 'Mommy is on fire, call 911.' Storm hosted the Rose Parade in California with Elliot just three weeks after suffering first and second degree burns . to her face, neck, hands and chest. She lost her eyebrows, eyelashes and . roughly half of her hair after the grill's propane tank exploded in her backyard. Scroll down for video . Emotional: ESPN anchor Hannah Storm broke down as she told co-host Josh Elliot of the moment she was set on fire by a barbeque explosion . Close bond: Storm receives a hug from colleague Josh Elliot as the pair hosted the Rose Parade in California together for the fifth year running . The sports broadcaster spent an hour . in hair and make-up ahead of fulfilling her commitment to co-host the . January 1 Rose Parade in Pasadena for the fifth year running, . a bandage on her left hand the only visible sign of the ordeal. She . bravely shared shocking pictures of the true extent of her . injuries. Storm said that she had been . preparing dinner for her daughters on the outdoor grill but the flames blew out . because it was a windy night. When she went to reignite the grill, there . was an explosion. She said: 'There . was an explosion which blew the doors of the grill off. A wall of fire . came at me, it was like a movie. I looked down and I saw that I was on . fire.' Shock: The ESPN anchor, with her left hand bandaged, explained how her hair caught fire after a propane explosion at her Connecticut home . Ordeal: Storm looked visibly upset as she told of how she tried to douse the flames shooting up her body and shouted to her daughters to dial 911 . Colleagues: Elliot, who has worked with the sports caster for many years, embraced Storm after the interview . She said that her daughter, also called Hannah, saved the day by remaining calm and calling emergency services. She spoke of how much she had relied on her three daughters while recovering, adding tearfully that 'my middle daughter would wash my hair'. She also thanked her friends for their support before getting a tight hug from Elliot who appeared visibly upset by his long-time colleague's story. Injuries: Sports anchor Hannah Storm revealed the burns to her face following the barbecue grill accident at her home in Connecticut . Painful: Ms Storm suffered first and second degree burns to her face, hands, chest and neck in the accident on December 11 . All smiles: Storm and Elliot have co-hosted the Rose Parade for the past four years . Storm had earlier told the The New . York Post how she ripped off her burning shirt with her left hand and . tried to use another part of the shirt to extinguish the flames which . had begun burning on her head and chest. Taken to the Trauma and Burn Center at Westchester Medical Center, Ms Storm spent more than a day being treated for her wounds. 'I . didn't see my face until the next day and you wonder how it's going to . look,' she said to the New York Post.  'I was pretty shocked. But my . overarching thought was I've covered events with military members who . have been through a lot worse than me, and they've come through. I kept . thinking, ''I can do this. I'm fortunate.''' Support network: Hannah Storm with her three daughters and husband, NBC presenter Dan Hicks . Previewing her return: Co-host Josh Elliott tweeted pictures of Storm before the Tuesday show . Happy: The pair posed in front of the sign showing the parade's Dr. Suess-inspired theme . The ESPN host has hardly left her home since the accident and has told her fans to expect to see some slight facial changes when she returned - including some obvious differences in her hair. Physical differences were not the only changes seen on the Tuesday broadcast. Ms Storm is left-handed, and taking notes is almost . impossible. Dressing and showering are challenges, too. 'I'm a little nervous about things I . used to take for granted,' she said by phone this weekend from Pasadena, . California. 'Little things like putting on makeup and even turning . pages on my script.' The popular host has told viewers of the 2013 Rose Parade to expect to see a slight difference in her appearance tomorrow . Ms Storm . said that long before her accident, she'd been inspired by Iraq War . veteran, actor and "Dancing With the Stars" winner J.R. Martinez, the . grand marshal at last year's parade. He was severely burned in a land . mine accident while serving overseas. One attraction of this . year's parade that she was eager to see—the Nurses' Float, and she hoped . to use that moment on air to thank everyone who had taken care of her. Ms Storm wants to anchor SportsCenter in Bristol, Connecticut, next . Sunday. After that, the Notre Dame alum is ready to go in person to . watch the No. 1 Irish play Alabama in the national championship game at . Miami. She said the school reached out after hearing about her injuries . and had been very supportive. 'More than anything, I feel . gratitude,' she said. 'Something like this really makes you appreciate . everything you have, even the chance to wake up on New Year's Day and do . your job.'
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