Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs An intense downpour lasting just minutes, and accompanied by wind gusts, left thousands of Brisbane residents without power on Thursday afternoon.Almost 6100 residents in Camp Hill and Carindale were cut off from the energy grid about 3pm on Thursday, after sudden storm toppled trees and sent unsecured items flying.Residents reported hail and intense winds during the minutes-long weather event, followed by sirens in the aftermath.Residents in Carina, Camp Hill, Carina Heights, and Carindale reported strong winds during a minutes-long storm that hit mid-afternoon on Thursday.Credit: Courtney Kruk; Marissa CalligerosEnergy supplier Energex launched an investigation into the exact cause of the outages, which it reported as three separate incidents across the four-suburb stretch, as sunny skies returned to the city.An additional 2771 residents between Carindale and Wishart also lost power, with Energex attributing the outage to “emergency repairs”.The storm barely interrupted the low-intensity heatwave conditions across the south-east, which prompted a warning from the Queensland Ambulance Service for people to “take it easy” in the conditions.During the brief reprieve from the hot weather, residents reported hail as well as strong winds.Credit: Courtney Kruk“We’re advising Queenslanders to try and stay safe in this heat by doing simple measures like straying in the shade or air conditions where possible, drinking cool water, and … not engaging in any strenuous exercise in the peak of the day,” said QAS spokesman Kent Jackson.Jackson advised those experiencing symptoms of heat stress, which include heavy sweating, nausea, fatigue, and a weak, rapid pulse, to immediately seek medical attention.
