Man arrested for starting fires in two MRT stationsBy Wang Kuan-jen and Sam Garcia / Staff reporter, with staff writerA 73-year-old man was arrested for allegedly starting fires in two Taipei MRT bathrooms yesterday to draw attention to his repeated petitions to be excluded from a redevelopment. The man, surnamed Zeng (曾), owns land in an area that is being redeveloped in Taichung’s Shengang District (神岡). He then traveled to Taipei Main Station via bus and dropped off four petition letters at Taiwan Railway Corp’s office building, they said. From Ximen Station, Zeng took the metro to Shandao Temple Station, where he allegedly lit another fire in the men’s bathroom, they said. Believing their efforts have gone unnoticed, Zeng allegedly came to Taipei and committed arson to draw attention to this issue, sources said.

Source: Taipei Times February 08, 2026 17:22 UTC