穆桑泽市场火灾损失初估：被毁货物价值约300亿卢郎 当局承诺支持修复
2026年10月12日，卢旺达《新时报》报道了穆桑泽GOICO Plaza火灾的初步损失评估：10月10日的大火烧毁的货物总价值估计为300亿卢旺达法郎。这一数字由北部省省长莫里斯·穆加博瓦加洪德向媒体公布，评估工作仍在继续，最终数字有待核实更新。
这座五层商场是穆桑泽市的主要市场，火灾从屋顶燃起并蔓延多个楼层，消防处置持续数小时。当局确认火灾没有造成人员死亡，两人轻伤，15人因受惊吓接受医疗处置。地方政府已对受灾商户表示慰问，并承诺支持市场修复、帮助商户恢复经营。
同日，《新时报》还公布了劳动力调查数据：2025年5月至2026年5月间，卢旺达就业人数从约458万增至471万，交通仓储、建筑与金融服务是非农就业增长的主要来源。穆桑泽市场的2000多名商户正是这类非农就业的一部分，火灾对当地生计的影响将体现在后续的安置与扶持安排中。
火灾原因尚未公布。商户损失登记、保险理赔与市场修复的时间表，是当地媒体与商户群体接下来关注的事项，省与区两级政府表示将继续发布处置进展。
Musanze Fire Destroyed Goods Worth an Estimated Rwf30 Billion, Governor Says
A preliminary assessment put the value of goods destroyed in the GOICO Plaza fire in Musanze at Rwf30 billion, The New Times reported on 12 October 2026. Northern Province Governor Maurice Mugabowagahunde announced the estimate; assessment work is continuing and the final figure is subject to verification.
The fire, on 10 October, began on the roof of the five-storey complex that houses Musanze's main market and spread through several floors; firefighting continued for hours. Authorities confirmed there were no deaths, with two people slightly injured and 15 treated for psychological shock. The government has condoled with traders and pledged support for repairing the market and helping businesses restart.
The New Times also published labour force figures the same day: employment in Rwanda rose from about 4.58 million in May 2025 to 4.71 million in May 2026, with transport and storage, construction and financial services among the biggest drivers of non-farm job growth. The market's more than 2,000 traders are part of that non-farm economy, and the fire's effect on local livelihoods will play out in the support arrangements that follow.
The cause of the fire has not been announced. Loss registration by traders, insurance claims and the timetable for rebuilding the market are the questions local media and the trading community will follow next, with provincial and district authorities saying they will keep publishing progress updates.
图片来源：图：卢旺达基加利一处市场的水果摊位（资料图）。摄影：Jenny Paul，CC BY-SA 4.0，来源：Wikimedia Commons
