Tight fit: Firefighter had to hacksaw ring off man's finger

The Accident & Emergency Department of a hospital had to call the fire brigade when medics couldn't remove a ring from a male paitient's finger. 

Tungsten carbide is often referred to as a hard metal due to it's very high hardness in relation to other metals.

A Dublin Fire Brigade spokesperson said: "Specialist ring-cutting equipment in the hospital A&E was unable to cut the the tungsten carbide ring.

"Using a hacksaw for about an hour the ring was cut free."