Kent On-line reports that the Chunnel blaze was more severe than that experienced in 1996.
Fire chiefs briefed Kent County Councillors and Medway Councillors behind closed doors
Photographs distributed at the meeting show the tunnel lining stripped back to the supporting steel structures.
Read the Kent On-line story here.On a more positive note Eurostar says it will be running from St Pancras at 'nearly 100 per cent capacity' by the end of the week, but will continue to avoid the most badly damaged sections of the tunnel.