Firemen forced to capture escaped water buffaloes rampaging down Sydney streets

TWO water buffalo who escaped from a film set and rampaged through Sydney Park this morning have been apprehended by Fire & Rescue NSW.

The two buffalo resting in a yard on King St, Newtown. Picture: Twitter Source: Supplied

Two water buffalo who escaped from a film set and rampaged through Sydney Park this morning have been apprehended by Fire & Rescue NSW.

The two- large animals escaped form a film set this morning at the park after allegedly being spooked.

The two buffalo resting in a yard on King St, Newtown. Picture: Twitter Source: Supplied

Dog owner Paul Mansour, who was walking through the park, was forced to thrown his pet into the woman’s bathroom when he saw the pair running towards him.

“I heard a commotion behind me and I turned around and saw dog owners frantically throwing their dogs over the fence and then all of a sudden these two buffalo came around from the other side of the oval and begin flying up the hill,” he said.

“There were these guys in a truck following a few second behind chasing them. I quickly threw my dog into the ladies toilets. It was an interesting start to the morning.”

A photo taken by Paul Mansour this morning of the water buffalo

A spokesperson from Fire & Rescue NSW said the buffalo had been detained in a temporary pen built from materials found on their emergency vehicle.

“We responded to a call the water buffalo were on the loose and the crew from our Newtown office managed corral them and build a pen out of material found on their truck like ladders and bit of equipment,” a spokesperson said.

“They escaped from a film set where they were shooting an ad. I imagine the crew that caught them have never done anything like this before.”

Fire & Rescue NSW are currently waiting for the handlers to collect the animals.