This family survived the Surfside condo collapse. One son said fate kept them alive.

About six months ago, the Nir family moved to Surfside, Florida. They chose to live in Champlain Towers South. The building's shocking and devastating collapse last month killed at least 95 people inside — but the Nirs managed to get out alive.

Sara and Eyal Nir have six kids and two of them, Gabe and Chani, moved into the condominium building with them. With Eyal traveling for work often, Gabe told CBS News he decided to live with his mom and teen sister to help them out.  The family had their choice of two units, Gabe said. One was a penthouse, the other on the first floor.  He said his mom liked the unit on the ground floor better and chose that one — a decision that, six months later, played a role in their survival.