A fire Tuesday morning just before noon in Lecompton sent two longtime homeowners to a Lawrence hospital and destroyed the house.
The fire was reported in the 11 a.m. hour on Tuesday in the 400 block of Elmore.
Relatives on scene said the couple, Nancy and Len Howard, who are both in their 80s, were able to get out safely but were taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital for treatment of some burns.
Firefighters from Jefferson and Douglas County fought the fire.