Most structure fires end wet. The brigades water runs through ceilings, into carpet, under timber floors and into wall cavities. That water is part of the fire damage. Treating only the burned corner and leaving the wet rooms is how mould starts beside the soot.
Wet contents that can be saved are moved. Carpet that will not dry in place comes up. Air movers and dehumidifiers are for the water. Soot cleaning and odour work follow, or they happen in the dry rooms at the same time. The order depends on the house.
Call 0435 118 851 with the suburb and say whether the floors are carpet, timber or tile. Humidity in Queensland and the Territory makes this more urgent than a cold, dry day in Tasmania, but wet underlay is a problem in every state.
This is water from a fire, not a burst pipe or a flood with no fire. If there was no fire, say so, because the clean is different.
Hose water travels. A kitchen fire often wets the hall, the ceiling cavity and the room below.
Sooner in warm, humid weather. Do not wait for a smell you recognise. Call with the suburb once the brigade has finished.