Tropical Storm Dorian is making its way towards Florida and Puerto Rico after battering the Caribbean with heavy rain. The storm started dumping rain on the Windward Islands early Tuesday morning as it made its way to Puerto Rico. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said by late Tuesday morning, the storm was located about 60 miles west-northwest of St Lucia, blowing maximum sustained winds of 50mph. The storm is forecast to strengthen during the next 48 hours before hitting Puerto Rico. 'Slow strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours, and Dorian is forecast to be near hurricane strength when it moves close to Puerto Rico and eastern Hispaniola,' the NHC said in a report. 🌪💦😱

Firefighters are battling a major fire at a church in the Parkside area of Philadelphia. The blaze erupted at the Greater Bible Way Temple at 52nd and Warren streets at around 2:50 p.m. on Tuesday. Footage recorded from a helicopter showed flames and plumes of smoke billowing from the top of the structure. 🔥

One worker has died and at least five people are hurt after a two-story building under construction collapsed in the Bronx. New York Fire Department responded to the incident on 208th Street in Norwood, just after noon on Tuesday, to rescue trapped workers. Some had become stuck in a pile of rubble and steel after the second floor is believed to have collapsed onto the first floor. It is not clear what caused the building to collapse and no further information about the identity male worker who died has been revealed. Five others were injured, two with serious injuries and a further three with minor ones. 😱