Watch where you put your finger

A Huntsville, Alaska man's trip to the gas station became a long and painful one when one of his fingers got stuck in the gas tank's opening as he tried to clear some gunk from around it.

The incident took place on Wednesday afternoon when Dwight Clark was in the parking lot of Medical Arts Pharmacy. There were many helpful people who tried freeing him by spraying WD40 and other tactics, but nothing seemed to work.

According to AP reports, people at the pharmacy finally called the rescue workers for Clark after they failed to help him get free. When they arrived, paramedics first tried spraying a lubricant on the finger, but that didn't work.

Huntsville Fire and Rescue Capt. Nolen Locke and his team tried their best to rescue Clark's finger without cutting the metal because he didn't want them to damage his truck.

When everything else failed, the rescue team eventually had to cut through the quarter-panel and it still took about 25 minutes to get the fuel valve out. Clark was then rushed to Huntsville Hospital where doctors freed his finger.