B737-700 captain reported rejecting takeoff due to fire coming from right engine.

Attributes
ACN	1558958
Time
Date	201807
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-700
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 468
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Narrative:

After [the] throttle [was] advanced for takeoff; aircraft behind us reported a fire coming from the right engine. Tower asked us if we heard the report and we replied no. He said the aircraft behind us reported we had fire coming out of right engine. We asked if he still saw it; he said no then quickly changed his response to an emphatic 'yes; yes!' we had no indications of any abnormalities in the cockpit; but I decided to reject the takeoff based on this observation. We had fire department meet the aircraft and no fire or other abnormality was noted and we had them follow us back to the gate. Logbook entry was made and we deplaned passengers to another aircraft and made our way to [destination].

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-700 Captain reported rejecting takeoff due to fire coming from right engine.

Narrative: After [the] throttle [was] advanced for takeoff; aircraft behind us reported a fire coming from the right engine. Tower asked us if we heard the report and we replied no. He said the aircraft behind us reported we had fire coming out of right engine. We asked if he still saw it; he said no then quickly changed his response to an emphatic 'YES; YES!' We had no indications of any abnormalities in the cockpit; but I decided to reject the takeoff based on this observation. We had Fire Department meet the aircraft and no fire or other abnormality was noted and we had them follow us back to the gate. Logbook entry was made and we deplaned passengers to another aircraft and made our way to [destination].

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