A man who authorities said was experiencing a psychiatric emergency climbed approximately 80 feet up a crane in Koreatown Monday evening, prompting a large police and fire department response.

Los Angeles Fire Department personnel were notified about the man climbing up the crane in the 3000 block of W. Eighth Street at approximately 4:45 p.m. Police summoned a crisis negotiator and Eighth Street was closed near Berendo Street, LAPD spokesman Frank Preciado said.

“He climbed up the crane on a ladder system. The crane was pointed northbound over Eighth Street and we had to close down the street to protect vehicles and pedestrians,” Preciado added. “The crisis negotiator communicated with the individual and the personnel attached harnesses and climbed up. They put a harness on the man and he came down around 8 p.m.”

Preciado said the man was in his 20s and was distraught over family and financial issues. He was taken to a hospital for a psychiatric evaluation and was to be held for 72 hours.