The young woman facing multiple charges in connection with a gas explosion that destroyed three houses in a London, Ont., neighbourhood last month did not appear in court today.

Daniella Leis, 23, of Kitchener, Ont., faces 12 charges in total, including:

Four counts of impaired driving causing bodily harm.

Four counts of driving above the legal limit.

Four counts of criminal negligence causing bodily harm.

She was scheduled to make her first court appearance at 9:30 a.m., but instead lawyer Alex Dobson appeared on behalf of Leis's lawyer Richard Braiden, who was away on a personal matter.

The next court date is scheduled for disclosure on Oct. 2.

Leis was charged after the house explosion on Woodman Avenue, in London's Old East Village neighbourhood.

At about 10:35 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 14, police received multiple 911 calls reporting that a car had smashed into a house at 450 Woodman Ave., at the intersection of Queen's Avenue.

The explosion threw debris over a wide field, spreading fire to a handful of nearby houses. (Submitted by Joseph O'Neil)

Firefighters at the scene detected a gas leak where the car had struck the house's outside meter. The area was evacuated and shortly afterward, the house exploded.

The massive blast — captured here on camera — sent four firefighters to hospital, destroyed three houses and left a total of 10 homes badly damaged by the ensuing fire.

Three of the injured firefighters were treated in hospital and sent home a day after the explosion. A fourth was sent home last week.

About 100 homes in the area were evacuated immediately after the blast. Families living in all but 12 homes were allowed to return to their houses the following day.

The blast triggered an outpouring of support within the community, with more than $150,000 donated to help victims.