Christchurch tyre shop workers are frustrated after a thug smashed in and started a fire in the kitchen this morning.
Windows were smashed, apparently with a brick, to gain entry to Premium Tyres & Auto on Linwood Ave at 6am.
fire and security alarms alerted Fire and Emergency NZ and police.
![Premium Tyres & Auto on Linwood Ave was targeted early this morning. Photo / George Heard](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LBBJ727U6ZDPVZESOJZL2PTJUM.jpg?auth=cb752a9fbf4cf1f3a3c923973a5a4405fa49a99f4613e7117b389ae2053a5f98&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)