SF340B HAD ENG FAILURE FOLLOWED BY A FIRE DURING TKOF. TKOF ABORTED.

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COMMENCING OUR TKOF ROLL ON RWY 35 AT PNS; AT APPROX 60- 65 KTS; A LOUD BANG OR POP WAS HEARD; FOLLOWED BY A STRONG YAWING MOMENT TO THE L. WE ABORTED THE TKOF AND EXITED THE RWY. A MASTER WARNING CHIME AND CENTRAL WARNING PANEL CAPTION WAS NOTED 'L ENG OIL.' ASSESSING THE PROB; WE NOTED LOW ENG OIL PRESSURE AND AN EXTREMELY HIGH ITT. SUBSEQUENTLY; THE L CONDITION LEVER WAS BROUGHT TO FUEL OFF. THE FLT ATTENDANT CALLED THE COCKPIT; RPTING SMOKE AND FLAMES FROM THE L ENG. NOT KNOWING THE EXTENT OF THE FIRE (PROB); THE ACFT WAS POSITIONED SO THAT THE TWR COULD PROVIDE SOME VISUAL ASSISTANCE. MEANWHILE THE L ITT REMAINED EXTREMELY HOT; THEREFORE; THE CAPT ELECTED TO PULL THE FIRE HANDLE AND EXTINGUISH THE BOTTLE INTO THE ENG. AFTER SECURING THE FIRE; THE FLT ATTENDANT WAS NOTIFIED TO PERFORM AN EXPEDITIOUS PRECAUTIONARY EVAC UTILIZING THE AIR STAIRS. ALL 13 PAX WERE SECURED AT A POINT FAR FROM THE ACFT. NO INJURIES WERE ASSOCIATED OR RPTED. THE FIRE DEPT VERIFIED THAT THE ACFT WAS SECURE. WE THEN FOLLOWED COMPANY AND FAA POLICIES AND PROCS.