Vegetation fire burns east of Santa Rosa near Sonoma Highway

SANTA ROSA -- A vegetation fire burned in a mountainous area just east of Santa Rosa Tuesday.

Cal Fire's Sonoma-Lake-Napa unit said the fire was burning Wildwood Mountain Road, about a mile north of State Highway 12/Sonoma Highway.

As of noon, the fire was approximately 1.5 acres with a slow rate of spread, Cal Fire said. 

No evacuations have been ordered. Cal Fire urged people driving in the area to use caution and give way to emergency vehicles.