Premixed flames of highly chlorinated hydrocarbons (CHCs), such as trichloroethylene, possess two widely separated flame zones at I atm. In the first zone, the cacs undergo fast oxidative decomposition reactions, with the formation of mainly CO, HCI and CI, as the principal intermediate combustion products, followed by the HCl and CI, inhibited, slow combustion of CO, which finally leads to the establishment of the second flame zone. The extent of flame zone separation depends on the degree of dilution present, as well as the chlorine content of the system. A global and a semi-detailed chemical kinetic model of C2HCIs and CO oxidation are presented to explain the observed flame zone characteristics of chlorinated hydrocarbons.