FIREFIGHTERS have rescued hundreds of cattle and sheep from a fire at a Melbourne abattoir.
CFA Incident Controller Peter Lucas said more than 20 trucks and 100 firefighters were called in to fight the blaze at a Cranbourne abattoir in Melbourne's south-east.
Three workers alerted firefighters to the blaze caused by a possible electrical fault at about 3.30pm (AEDT).
"When the fire did erupt they saw fire take off and roll across ceiling," he told AAP.
"It was movie stuff."
Hundreds of sheep and cattle were herded into a local paddock, with a few dying from shock.
"We saved the bulk of them from a pretty terrible end," Mr Lucas said.
Mr Lucas said the fire threatened to engulf the whole abattoir and took over two hours to control.
While more than half of the building was damaged, firefighters were able to save the abattoir's storing fridges, Mr Lucas said.
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