Show da Filhotes fire

The  was a flash fire that erupted in the Brazilian CDT Horizonte studios in, during a 1992 taping of the original Show da Filhotes. The incident was recorded, but the actual live broadcast ended as the fire began to spread. Several persons were injured in the incident.

The fire
On August 15, 1992, the Show da Filhotes was being broadcast from Studio 2 of the Centro de Televisão de Horizonte with an audience of 200 people (most of whom were children) in attendance. As Filhotes (the then-lineup, consisting of Rafa Shal Fidalgo, Léo Aantjes, Antonieta Goulart, Regiane Tortolano, Adaílton Leite, Matheus Luz Coelho, Diep Giang, and Jennifer Bandeira) were performing the final song of the show, a small fire started in the set's "clubhouse" (which the Filhotes entered and exited the stage from). For a few seconds, they continued their musical number, unaware of what was happening behind them. An alert stagehand quickly appeared with a bucket of water and attempted to extinguish the flames, but suddenly the fire erupted violently, engulfing the "clubhouse," and he was forced to retreat as the Filhotes members were ordered offstage by performance director Karin Malafaia. Audience members were forced to flee, and two stagehands were nearly crushed by escaping persons as they got the equipment out of the studio. The fire grew and spread quickly and intensively as everybody inside fled towards the exits to escape the heat, smoke, and melting plastic. The fire was under control in two minutes.

The live broadcast of the episode ended after the stagehand attempted to stop the fire, as the crew at Rede Horizonte master control realized what was going on and cut the broadcast short. The archival taping continued until the cameras were unplugged to get them out of the studio as crew members saved the equipment from burning.

Aftermath
Several persons were injured in the fire, and several were taken to Hospital Stella Maris. The son of an American tourist from, several other children who were in the audience, and a security guard were air-lifted to in. All eventually recovered from their injuries.

None of the members of Filhotes were injured, however this did led to all of the original members except for Antonieta Goulart (who got over the shock of the event quickly) leaving in 1993. Members Jennifer Bandeira and Rafa Shal Fidalgo visited the fire victims and their families in the hospital frequently.

In 1994, set designer Omar de Sousa and set electrician Liberto Cleber Peres Rangel were charged with accidental attempted manslaughter and criminal negligence. Omar fled to the midway through the trial, but the two were eventually found to be not guilty.

Show da Filhotes went on a hiatus after the fire, and after the hiatus ended in mid-1993, the show was taped instead of broadcast live. The band's performance director Karin Malafaia appeared in the special O que aconteceu com Filhotes, where she explained the situation to children.

Studio 2 of CDT Horizonte was rebuilt following the accident, and now carries a plaque commemorating the fire.