House fire in historic Queen Anne neighborhood sends two to hospital

Seattle firefighters battled a house fire in the Queen Anne neighborhood Monday evening that sent a man and woman to the hospital.

Authorities responded to the fire at 2910 9th Avenue W. at 7:30 p.m. and had it under control by 8 p.m. according to the Seattle Fire Department Twitter feed.

A man and woman, both 70, were transported to Harbor View Medical Center in stable condition, the fire department posted.

The call initially dispatched as a rubbish fire, but