Hundreds of bats inside Columbia apartment making tenants sick Hundreds of bats inside Columbia apartment making tenants sick By Lauren Adams | February 22, 2021 at 6:24 PM EST - Updated February 22 at 6:24 PM COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Bats flying around at night, nose bleeds, and disgusting odors. All things one woman is facing inside her apartment, and she says she’s not getting any help. Dionne Wilks says she is so scared she left Monday morning at 1 am and hasn’t been back since. Pictures show one of the hundreds of bats inside her apartment. Wilks says she has a 4-year-old boy who has nose bleeds because of the terrible odor.