Massive barn fire kills dozens of cows in Gatineau

Dozens of cows perished after a massive barn blaze in Gatineau overnight.

The fire broke out around 12:24 a.m. Wednesday at the Scullion Farm on Greber Boulevard.

Derek Scullion says 33 cows and 15 calves died in the blaze. Another 139 cows were saved. Scullion believes the cause of the fire may be electrical.

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  Flames are seen tearing through a barn at the Scullion Farm on Greber Boulevard in Gatineau in the early hours of Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017.

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  A massive barn fire killed dozens of cows in Gatineau on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017. (Jim O'Grady/CTV Viewer)

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  Firefighters continue to battle a barn fire where dozens of cows were killed overnight at Scullion Farm in Gatineau on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017.