In case you’re working downtown and wondering what the heck is going on with all those ambulances, turns out firefighters were rescuing a man who had a medical emergency while operating the crane pictured at right at about 150 feet in the air. It’s unclear what kind of emergency the man was having, but according to eyes on the ground, at just after 12:30 p.m. rescuers finally had the man down from the crane and on a stretcher and he looked alert, so hopefully the area around 15th Steer and K Street NW will be totally back to normal shortly.

NBC4 says the rescue effort was complicated by the fact that the crane operator weighs 350 pounds. View of the rather massive emergency response that resulted from the emergency after the jump.

Photos by Tom Lee