The co-owner of takeaway shop has been left in tears after a fire gutted their building in an early morning blaze today.
The fire at the Selwyn Heights shopping complex is being treated as suspicious.
A police spokeswoman said they were called to the complex on the corner of Old Quarry Rd and Kokako St at 3.25am.
The spokeswoman said police believed the fire started in a rubbish bin.
![Police and fire investigators at the scene of the fire this morning. Photo / Stephen Parker](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GS5KZYHS4XNB22QYSTFDIDTEZI.jpg?auth=afa8b861accf9fba8039960706a2596abf9705da29b91d2fa2b983a20c8fa6ed&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)