A man was taken to hospital to be treated for burns after a kitchen fire.

Waterloo fire crews were called to a home on Redfox Road around 1 p.m. Sunday.

They found a grease fire that was spreading to the cupboards above the stove.

A man tried to put out the flames, but suffered burns to his arm and abdomen.

Waterloo fire estimates there is around $50,000 damage to the kitchen.