NORTH ATTLEBORO - Several bulls were on the loose in North Attleboro, Massachusetts Sunday afternoon after they escaped from a rodeo. It took a few hours until most of them were safely captured. One remains on the loose.

Bulls escape Emerald Square Mall rodeo

According to the North Attleboro fire department, eight bulls were in a rodeo at the Emerald Square Mall on Route 1 when they ran off just around 12:30 p.m. The mall is also near Route 295.

In videos posted online, the bulls were seen galloping towards a chain link fence gate when one charged through it and the rest of the pack followed, running off through the parking lot.

"It was crazy"

Kyle Massey was leaving the mall with his 10-year-old daughter and was stopped at a traffic light.

"I looked over to my right and I'd seen 6, 7 bulls or something like that, and I thought they were just walking around the parking lot with the people (from the rodeo)," he told WBZ-TV.

"Then I noticed they were getting closer, so I told my daughter, 'I think they're on the loose,' although I still didn't really believe it, because it's kind of unbelievable. So I started recording."

"They ran across the street and dodged all of those cars, went into the parking lot and then they ended up going into the woods," Massey said. "Cops were going after them. All the people that were running the show, they ran across the street. It was crazy."

Massey said he heard the State Police might be called in because the bulls were heading toward the highway.

Bulls captured 3 miles away

One bull was caught shortly after escaping. Six others were found stuck behind a fence outside a home about three miles away on Prescott Street in Attleboro around 4:30 p.m.

"One bull is believed to still be on the loose. Community members should exercise extreme caution and not approach the bull if found. If found, community members should call 9-1-1," the fire department said in a statement.

"No additional information is available at this time," a North Attleboro police spokesperson told WBZ in an email.