Rival fire brigades who turned up to tackle the same blaze started fighting over who should put it out - before police turned up and joined in the brawl . The conflict unfolded when firemen from Mexico 's Heroic Fire Department and Ceda Fire Department were dispatched to deal with the brush fire in the capital Mexico City . But tempers frayed when both sides disagreed over who should deal with the situation and a fight broke out . Scroll down for video . Violence : Police arrived to break up a fight between rival fire brigades in Mexico City - only to end up becoming involved in the brawl . Passer-by Atanasio Rivas Matos , 25 , who captured the conflict on his mobile phone , said : 'One of the groups of firemen started spraying the other group with water , who retaliated by throwing bricks at them . 'And then the police arrived . ' But rather than calming the situation down , the appearance of the officers seemed to fuel the conflict and the firemen quickly turned on the police . Matos said : 'It was really bizarre . Flash point : Officers were brought in to ease tensions , but had to defend themselves after being attacked by fire fighters . 'The police were trying to separate the two groups when they came under attack from the firemen who started punching them , and then more policemen who turned up to stop the fighting were also attacked . 'It was like something out of a very bad comedy . ' Now furious city officials have demanded an explanation . A spokesman for the council said : 'This was appalling behaviour from those we employ to safeguard the city . 'Instead of behaving like public officials they behaved like children in a playground . 'An investigation is underway and we will not stop until we have got to the bottom of what went on . ' Meanwhile both fire brigades have blamed each other for the fracas and the attack on police . A police spokesman said : 'We are assisting the city in their investigation . '
Fight happened when fire fighters were sent to deal with Mexico City blaze . Matos and Ceda Fire crews fought over who should deal with incident . Police arrived to ease tensions - but were set upon by angry fire fighters . Furious city officials say the crews 'behaved like children in a playground '