Refugee claim abandoned?

Hi,

on October 24, 2007 I was scheduled for a refugee hearing (I missed last 2 ones) at IRBC in Toronto. On October 23 I was incarcerated and detained for next two days. Just yesterday, to my misfortune, I received a letter from IRBC that my case is considered abandoned and closed. I was wondering if my case CAN/WILL be reopened since I have a valid and unavoidable reason for not attending the hearing. It was beyond my power to attend or call anybody at the IRCB. For proof I have a "Recognizance of Bail" document which clearly shows that on that date I was in Court.

Did somebody have a similar experience and how long did it take for case to be reopened and scheduled for a next hearing?

Thank you in advance...