Residents were forced to evacuate an apartment block on the Gold Coast after a fire broke out on a balcony. 

Emergency services rushed to the Pacific Keys Central Building on Hooker Boulevard at Mermaid Waters just after 10am on Tuesday. 

A Queensland Fire Department spokesperson told the Daily Mail the fire began on a balcony on the seventh level.

Eight crews attended the scene and contained the fire to a single unit, extinguishing the blaze within about 20 minutes. 

Two people – a man in his 30s and a woman in her 80s – were assessed by paramedics on scene for minor smoke inhalation.

The man was taken to Robina Hospital in a stable condition, while the woman was transported to John Flynn Private Hospital in Tugun, also in a stable condition. 

It comes after a witness in a neighbouring building posted footage on social media showing flames billowing from a unit midway up the tower. 

An investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing. 

Emergency services rushed to the Pacific Keys Central Building at Mermaid Waters just after 10am on Tuesday