The body of one of two brothers found after firefighters were called to a Renton blaze earlier this month may have been laying in the yard — unreported and undiscovered — for at least two years, according to the King County Sheriff’s Office and the county’s parcel maps.
The first body, believed to be that of Lawrence Steinert, 65, was found lying inside a small, fenced patio just outside the house in the 16000 block of 146th Avenue Southeast when firefighters extinguished the flames, sheriff’s spokeswoman Sgt. Cindi West said.
The second, believed to belong to his older brother, John Steinert, 68, was discovered days later in the house after crews were able to enter the badly damaged home, she said.
The accidental fire appears to have been caused by an electrical heater in the older brother’s bedroom where his body was found, she said.