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Large scale layoffs and facilities closure can be traumatic experiences for some people. I hope Intel has upped security for everyone around, and also hope they have good human resources to keep things as professional-but-human as possible.
I supported Space Systems in Newtown, PA for Lockheed Martin during a major plant closure. We saw a lot of weird behaviors, including defacement of the men's bathrooms in a very unsanitary way. There was also a lady who refused to leave 'because she had more work to do'. It was 7pm on Friday and she was told to leave at 10am to get full pay for the day. She hadn't accepted reality, yet..