Escaped water buffaloes wander down busy inner suburban street Firefighters have rounded up two water buffaloes that escaped a film set and were running through the inner-city Sydney suburb of Newtown.

Pictures of the animals running down one of the suburb's busiest streets, King Street, were shared on social media as they surprised motorists earlier this morning.

Abril Felman witnessed the havoc on King Street at Newtown and described the scene to the ABC.

"They were just on the streets, just running," she said.

"Cars were just stopped and watching them go through, and there was this jeep with filming equipment running behind them."

Later, Fire and Rescue New South Wales said a crew - who happened to be returning to base at the time - noticed the animals on Carillon Avenue.

"The firefighters have used a bit of initiative," said spokesman Ian Krimmer.

"They've taken some of the ladders off the fire trucks and used those as moveable gates to corral the two buffalo into a front yard of a house."

Animal handlers arrived and took them away about an hour later.

It is understood the water buffaloes escaped from a set at nearby Sydney Park. (photos & video)