B757 RETURNS TO LAND DUE TO ENG FAILURE AFTER TKOF.

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WE MADE A NORMAL TKOF; FO'S LEG. RIGHT AFTER RAISING GEAR; WE HEARD A 'SNORT' AND LURCHED TO THE L. L EGT REDLINED; THRUST WAS GONE. FO MAINTAINED EXCELLENT CTL; TWR RPTED US TRAILING FIRE/SMOKE. WORKED INITIAL ITEMS IN PROC AND DECLARED EMER. FLT ATTENDANTS CALLED UP TO RPT FIRE AND SMOKE. SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS IN CABIN. AT THAT POINT WE SWAPPED CTLS; FO WORKED CHKLIST; WE TOLD FLT ATTENDANTS TO PREPARE FOR EVAC ON R SIDE. WE MADE A QUICK '80/260' TO LAND QUICKLY ON THE DEP RWY SINCE VISIBILITY WAS GOOD AND WINDS LIGHT. FO GOT ENG SECURED PER CHKLIST; TOUCHED DOWN A MOMENT LATER. TOLD FLT ATTENDANTS TO WAIT ON EVAC AS CABIN WAS NOT CONTAMINATED. FIRE CHIEF AND CREW QUICKLY INSPECTED ENG AND RPTED SECURE. WE CONCURRED WITH HIM THAT EVAC WAS NOT REQUIRED. AFTER INFORMING FLT ATTENDANTS AND PA TO THE PAX; WE TAXIED TO GATE; REQUESTING PROC BE ACCOMPLISHED FOR HOT BRAKES. BLOWERS WERE IMMEDIATELY ESTABLISHED AT THE GATE AND BRAKES COOLED IN SECONDS. COM WITH ALL CREW MEMBERS WAS EXCELLENT. WITH EVIDENCE FROM TWR; FLT ATTENDANTS; AND COCKPIT INSTS; WE OPERATED UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT WE MIGHT HAVE A SUSTAINED FIRE AND POSSIBLY SMOKE IN THE CABIN. WITH THAT; I DECIDED TO MINIMIZE FLYING TIME AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS TO MAKE A RAPID RETURN TO THE FIELD WITH AN EVAC AS A REAL POSSIBILITY. HAVING THE FIRE CHIEF THERE QUICKLY REALLY HELPED MAKE THE VITAL EVAC DECISION. I HAD DIRECT RADIO CONTACT WITH HIM ON TWR FREQ. I FELT I HAD EXCELLENT SUPPORT FROM ALL AUTHS AND SVCS; AND AN EXEMPLARY PERFORMANCE FROM MY CREW; ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE VERY SHORT TIME THEY HAD TO GET THINGS DONE. WE WERE AIRBORNE JUST 7 MINS.