The blaze damaged a home on the 400 block of Timberlake Road in Upper Darby.
Flames were shooting from the basement of the home when firefighters arrived just after six o'clock.
Fire crews did not find anyone hurt in the home. They did find a man in his fifties around the corner from the burning home. He was suffering from severe burns. Medics rushed him to Crozier-Chester Burn Center.