Agony for Chinese boy as firemen struggle for 90 MINUTES to remove metal nut from his finger using everything from soap to bolt cutters

These photographs show the agony of a Chinese boy as firemen struggled to get a metal nut off of his finger.
They used six different tools to try and remove the ring, which they eventually managed to break.
The boy, from Chongqing, got it stuck after he had been playing around with the nut, slipping it on and off of his fingers.

Firemen struggled for an hour and a half to get this metal bolt off a boy's finger in China this week

This metal file was among the tools the firemen used to try and remove the bolt in Chongqing, China

The boy got it stuck after he had been playing around with the nut, slipping it on and off of his fingers

Strange turn of events - battle to get a nut off a boys finger

When it became jammed on a finger on his right hand, the fire service were called.
They spent an hour and a half attempting to remove the nut before finally succeeding.
Starting by using soap and machine oil, they realised they would not be able to pull it off.

This photograph shows firemen in the Chinese city attempting to slip the bolt off in a bucket of soap

As the boy's finger swells, firemen employ the use of a pair of pliers in an attempt to remove the bolt

The men moved on to using metal implements after failing to slip the ring bolt off using soap and oil

The men then started using nail clippers, a metal file, large pliers and bolt cutters before finally breaking the circular bolt.
Towards the end, the boy can be heard wailing in pain as the men use more and more tools.
Despite his agony, all the boy was left with was a swollen finger.

When it became clear the metal bolt would not slip off, the firemen realised they would need to snap it

This video grab shows one of the firemen using a metal file to gradually break down the metal bolt

After a long struggle, the boy wails out in relief when his swollen finger is finally freed from the metal bolt

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