FOG BLOG U.S. LOG: EPA ADMINISTRATOR VISITS EAST PALESTINE OHIO , ASKS TOWN TO TRUST GOVERNMENT!

Ohio train derailment: EPA administrator visits East Palestine, asks residents to 'trust the government' EAST PALESTINE, Ohio -- The mayor of an Ohio village where a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed earlier this month told ABC News that he "wasn't built for this" and needs "help."

East Palestine Mayor Trent Conaway briefly spoke to reporters on Wednesday evening, before a town hall meeting with residents in the local high school's gymnasium. ABC News asked Conaway about the pressure of being in the national spotlight and whether he has a message for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan ahead of his visit to the village on Thursday.

"I need help," the mayor responded. "I'm not ready for this. I wasn't built for this. I always thought of myself as a leader. I will do whatever it takes."

Regan traveled to the northeastern Ohio derailment site on Thursday, heard from affected residents and met with the state's emergency responders before holding a news conference where he reiterated the federal government's commitment to "getting to the bottom" of the incident.