Fire Near Sonoma State Backs Up Traffic, Closes Park

Update:
The fire is contained, but traffic in the area is still backed up, ABC 7 reports.

Previously: 
Traffic is backing up and a county park has closed due to a fire east of Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park.

The CHP said just before 2 p.m. officers were doing traffic control on Petaluma Hill Road between E. Cotati Avenue and the Rohnert Park Expressway, while firefighters battled the nearby blaze.

"Please avoid this area and do not park along Petaluma Hill Road to allow fire crews and equipment easy passage through the area," the CHP said.

Crane Creek Regional Park is also closed due to the fire, Sonoma County Regional Parks said on its Facebook page.

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